Creative umbrella: the ambitious transformation of a provincial fun palace into a progressive postgraduate art school demanded an adventurous architectural solution. From: The Architectural Review | Date: September 1, 1997| Author: Ellis, Charlotte | COPYRIGHT 1997 EMAP Architecture. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The fun palace at Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing, France, built in 1905, has been reconstructed to house a new postgraduate art school. Architect Bernard Tschumi bested other competitors for the project's architectural design, which required a thorough evaluation of factors such as condition of existing buildings, safety regulations and the levels of sound insulation. While most of the original buildings have been retained, additional facilities were also constructed.

The ambitious transformat...

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