Frank Gehry's LUMA Tower opens in Arles
Frank Gehry’s latest cultural project has finally opened in Arles, leaving Southern France with a shimmering tribute that the famed architect says is inspired by its most famous resident. The LUMA Tower is opening today on the foundation’s 27-acre campus after a 13-year planning effort to give the Parc des Ateliers the centerpiece it had been missing since its founding by collector Hoffman in 2013. Officials are hoping for a Bilbao Effect in the tucked-away Provençal city noteworthy for its place in art history, a vision mayor Patrick de Carolis says will shape life in the former home of Vincent van Gogh. © Remi Benali“It’s also an extraordinary challenge that Arles now has to rise to in terms of having the infrastructure, including hotels and transport, to welcome the visitors it will attract,” he told The Guardian. “Now we have to be able to match that level of ambition.” © Adrian DeweerdtClad in 11,000 stainless steel panels, the 183-foot tower rises above the surrounding rooft...
Frank Gehry’s latest cultural project has finally opened in Arles, leaving Southern France with a shimmering tribute that the famed architect says is inspired by its most famous resident.
The LUMA Tower is opening today on the foundation’s 27-acre campus after a 13-year planning effort to give the Parc des Ateliers the centerpiece it had been missing since its founding by collector Hoffman in 2013. Officials are hoping for a Bilbao Effect in the tucked-away Provençal city noteworthy for its place in art history, a vision mayor Patrick de Carolis says will shape life in the former home of Vincent van Gogh.
“It’s also an extraordinary challenge that Arles now has to rise to in terms of having the infrastructure, including hotels and transport, to welcome the visitors it will attract,” he told The Guardian. “Now we have to be able to match that level of ambition.”
Clad in 11,000 stainless steel panels, the 183-foot tower rises above the surrounding rooft...
