COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
The Sound Cylinder
title
The Sound Cylinder
Title
false
Caption:
Interior view
caption
Interior view
Caption
false
Creation Date:
1987
creation_date
1987
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
1990
image_date
1990
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Paris
location
Paris
Location
false
Country:
FRANCE
country
FRANCE
Country
false
Material:
concrete , water
material
concrete , water
Material
false
Display Creator:
LEITNER, Bernhard
display_creator
LEITNER, Bernhard
Display Creator
false
Terms:
Grands projets
terms
Grands projets
Terms
false
Image ID:
90-2957
image_id
90-2957
Image ID
false
Description:
The cylindrical chamber has hollow walls through which water passes over various obstacles. The sound created is amplified by the shape of the walls and reverberates inside the chamber. Location: Parc de La Villette, Paris 19e. Google maps < https://goo.gl/maps
> . This new park was one of President Mitterand's Grand Projets. It was designed by Bernard TSCHUMI and featured a grid of red Folies, of varying designs, some of which were put to practical uses. The Park is crossed by the Canal de l'Ourcq and also houses the Cité des Sciences (Museum of Science and Technology), the National Conservatory of Music and the Grande Halle de la Villette - a venue for cultural and sporting events. Information from the Parc de la Villette web site, Apr. 15, 2004 ("The old slaughterhouses of la Villette, at the crossroads of the 19th arrondissement of Paris and the Seine-Saint-Denis suburbs have made room for a one of a kind complex associating nature and architecture, leisure and culture. With 35 hectares of lawns and gardens, the Parc de la Villette is the largest green space in Paris ... The Etablissement Public du Parc et de la Grande Halle de la Villette (EPPGHV) is in charge of cultural events as well as the maintenance and security of the park.")
description
The cylindrical chamber has hollow walls through which water passes over various obstacles. The sound created is amplified by the shape of the walls and reverberates inside the chamber. Location: Parc de La Villette, Paris 19e. Google maps < https://goo.gl/maps/rAfjE > . This new park was one of President Mitterand's Grand Projets. It was designed by Bernard TSCHUMI and featured a grid of red Folies, of varying designs, some of which were put to practical uses. The Park is crossed by the Canal de l'Ourcq and also houses the Cité des Sciences (Museum of Science and Technology), the National Conservatory of Music and the Grande Halle de la Villette - a venue for cultural and sporting events. Information from the Parc de la Villette web site, Apr. 15, 2004 ("The old slaughterhouses of la Villette, at the crossroads of the 19th arrondissement of Paris and the Seine-Saint-Denis suburbs have made room for a one of a kind complex associating nature and architecture, leisure and culture. With 35 hectares of lawns and gardens, the Parc de la Villette is the largest green space in Paris ... The Etablissement Public du Parc et de la Grande Halle de la Villette (EPPGHV) is in charge of cultural events as well as the maintenance and security of the park.")
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Permissions
false
Image Storage Location:
image_storage_location
http://helios.shu.ac.uk/90-2957.JPG
Image Storage Location
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
LEITNER, Bernhard
creator
LEITNER, Bernhard
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1938
creator_dates_born
1938
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Role:
Architect and sculptor.
creator_role
Architect and sculptor.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
Austrian.
nationality
Austrian.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Parks -- France -- Paris
subject_heading
Parks -- France -- Paris
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sound sculpture
subject_heading
Sound sculpture
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- France -- Paris
subject_heading
Public art -- France -- Paris
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Parc de La Villette (Paris, France)
subject_heading
Parc de La Villette (Paris, France)
Subject Heading
false