The following is a reprint of a Compass: The 3DEXPERIENCE Magazine article by Dominique Fidel.
This fall, the Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation will spread its glass wings in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. This epic project is guided by two overarching themes: the celebration of visual art and the creativity of meeting a unique technological challenge.
Louis Vuitton’s Newest Landmark: The Jewel of the Bois De Boulogne
by Dominique Fidel
A spaceship, a cloud, a crystal chrysalis: Observers have found many metaphors to describe the structure under construction for the Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation, a new art museum that will open to the public this fall.