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Masséna Nord (Paris Rive Gauche)
A part of the French capital's largest development zone, the urban plan of Masséna Nord celebrates Christian de Portzamparc's vision of the îlot ouvert (open block) as a contemporary version of the perimeter block. Compared with other examples in this book, but also compared with other variations of the urban block found in the Paris Rive Gauche development, the variety of spaces and the delicacy of their intersections and delimitations in Masséna Nord bear an element of surgical intervention. Highly flexible, though potentially not applicable to every kind of programme, it represents an important contribution to contemporary urbanism. The office of Christian de Portzamparc won the international design competition for the Masséna Nord district in 1995. Portzamparc combined a clearly defined street space, one of the key qualities of Parisian urbanism, with the freedom of a looser arrangement of buildings and a greater amount of green and communal open spaces.
Masséna Nord (Paris Rive Gauche)
A part of the French capital's largest development zone, the urban plan of Masséna Nord celebrates Christian de Portzamparc's vision of the îlot ouvert (open block) as a contemporary version of the perimeter block. Compared with other examples in this book, but also compared with other variations of the urban block found in the Paris Rive Gauche development, the variety of spaces and the delicacy of their intersections and delimitations in Masséna Nord bear an element of surgical intervention. Highly flexible, though potentially not applicable to every kind of programme, it represents an important contribution to contemporary urbanism. The office of Christian de Portzamparc won the international design competition for the Masséna Nord district in 1995. Portzamparc combined a clearly defined street space, one of the key qualities of Parisian urbanism, with the freedom of a looser arrangement of buildings and a greater amount of green and communal open spaces.
Masséna Nord (Paris Rive Gauche)
Firley, Eric (author) / Grön, Katharina (author)
2014-04-21
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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