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https://archinect.com/news/article/150097865/take-a-look-at-frank-gehry-s-shiny-new-luma-arles-tower
Take a look at Frank Gehry’s shiny new Luma Arles tower
Alexander Walter
2018-11-27T14:05:00-05:00
>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ff/ffe8a3307381089baab9af54bd75e58e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Its opening has been pushed back to 2020, but the LUMA Arles complex is taking shape in the French town celebrated for its prestigious Les Rencontres d’Arles photography festival.
Set on the site of the former SNCF rail yard long used for exhibitions by Les Rencontres, LUMA Arles will be an interdisciplinary arts centre aimed at supporting and producing exhibitions, research, education and archives. It is backed by Swiss collector Maja Hoffmann [...].</p></em><br /><br /><p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/gehry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gehry</a>-designed aluminum-clad tower for the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/431550/luma-arles-campus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luma Arles art complex</a> in the south of France is slowly taking shape as new photos by Hervé Hôte show.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ea/ea1ca8c20d41b0add6ad28a84994e977.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ea/ea1ca8c20d41b0add6ad28a84994e977.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>© Hervé Hôte</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/da/dab9b40e7217050f76eb4e591afc5192.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/da/dab9b40e7217050f76eb4e591afc5192.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>© Hervé Hôte</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/97/970f0639fa6de91136d5e46927c2a861.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/97/970f0639fa6de91136d5e46927c2a861.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>© Hervé Hôte</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0a/0a37b731ce34b26c86cbe954db2ae3bb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0a/0a37b731ce34b26c86cbe954db2ae3bb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>© Hervé Hôte</figcaption></figure><p>The latest photos show a dramatic progress compared to construction photos from June 2017.</p>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BVja_BsFDGZ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram </a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BVja_BsFDGZ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">À l'ombre de la tour LUMA...</a><br> A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/luma_arles/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Luma Arles</a> (@luma_arles) on Jun 20, 2017 at 12:44am PDT<br>
https://archinect.com/news/article/97566137/frank-gehry-s-luma-arles-campus-is-happening-after-all
Frank Gehry's Luma Arles Campus is happening (after all)
Alexander Walter
2014-04-08T14:03:00-04:00
>2018-11-27T13:35:58-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b2/b2b4e251465669b40b0876fb5b16ad8d?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The foundation stones were laid last weekend in Arles for an Arts Resource Centre designed by [...] Frank Gehry, which will be the centrepiece of the 20-acre Luma Arles campus. This hugely ambitious cultural project is driven by the Swiss pharmaceutical heiress and contemporary art collector Maja Hoffmann. At the groundbreaking ceremony, the mayor of Arles, Hervé Schiavetti, not only toasted the French Republic but also declared: “Vive Maja Hoffmann! Vive Frank Gehry!”</p></em><br /><br /><p><em>“Maja taught me about the region,” Gehry said at the press conference. “We talked about trying to evoke Van Gogh’s Starry Night.” </em></p>
<p>Previously: <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/14629891/gehry-s-luna-park-plan-put-on-ice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gehry's Luna Park Plan Put on Ice</a></p>