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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. FONDS REGIONAL D’ART CONTEMPORAIN in Marseille, France by Kengo Kuma & AssociatesSeptember 19th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Kengo Kuma & Associates The project of the contemporary art center (FRAC) for the region Provence Alpes Cotes d’Azur (PACA) is the 3D version of the “museum without walls” invented by André Malraux, famous Frenchwriter and politician. It is a museum without a museum, a living and moving place, where the art pieces are in a constant movement and join the logic of diffusion and interaction with the visitors.  Image Courtesy © Nicolas Waltefaugle
 Image Courtesy © Nicolas Waltefaugle KKAA thought the FRAC as a signal in the city, which allows a better visibility to contemporary art. The building stands up as a landmark which identity is clearly asserted. It is composed with two recognizable parts: The main body along the street Vincent Leblanc contains the exhibition spaces and documentation center A small tower with auditorium and children’s workshop, offers an upper terrace on the main boulevard.  Image Courtesy © Nicolas Waltefaugle These two clearly identified entities are connected between them by a set of footbridges and are unified by the envelope made by anglass skin, composed with panels with changing opacity. The building explores the theme of the windows and openings on different scales. KKAA wishes to create a particular space of creation and life, which action and effect is bounded to the entire city, as well as the surrounding district and neighborhood (cafe-terrace…).  Image Courtesy © Nicolas Waltefaugle  Image Courtesy © Nicolas Waltefaugle  Image Courtesy © Nicolas Waltefaugle  Image Courtesy © Nicolas Waltefaugle  Image Courtesy © Nicolas Waltefaugle  Image Courtesy © Erieta Attali  Image Courtesy © Erieta Attali  Image Courtesy © Erieta Attali  Image Courtesy © Erieta Attali  Image Courtesy © Erieta Attali  Image Courtesy © Nicolas Waltefaugle  Image Courtesy © Erieta Attali  Image Courtesy © Kengo Kuma & Associates  Image Courtesy © Kengo Kuma & Associates
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