LUMA Tower
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The LUMA Tower is a building designed by Frank Gehry for the LUMA Arles arts center in Arles, France, commissioned by arts patron Maja Hoffmann, founder of the LUMA Foundation.[https://www.ubm-development.com/magazin/en/the-tower-of-arles/ The Tower of Arles][https://www.bradburykuett.com/2021/07/02/frank-gehry-a-voyage-towards-a-second-french-renaissance-at-luma-arles/ Frank Gehry: A Long Voyage Towards a Second French Renaissance at Luma Arles] It was inaugurated on July 4, 2021. Pierre Gelin-Monastier [https://www.profession-audiovisuel.com/la-tour-luma-ecrase-les-rencontres-photographiques-de-sa-lumineuse-hauteur/ LA TOUR LUMA ÉCRASE LES RENCONTRES PHOTOGRAPHIQUES DE SA LUMINEUSE HAUTEUR]{{Cite web|url=https://www.luma.org/en/arles/about-us/parc-des-ateliers/the-tower|title=The Tower|website=www.luma.org}} Includes the time-lapse video of the construction.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/aug/29/luma-arles-review-frank-gehry-carsten-holler-olafur-eliasson-maja-hoffmann|title=Luma Arles review – Frank Gehry, a billionaire and a wonderland of good intentions|date=August 29, 2021|website=The Guardian|first=Rowan|last=Moore}}[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/gehry-tower-over-arles-180977697/ A New Frank Gehry Tower Rises Above the Quaint French Town of Arles], Smithsonian Magazine, June 2021.
Design
About the outlook of the tower Gehry wrote: "We wanted to evoke the local, from Vincent van Gogh's painting Starry Night to the soaring rock clusters you find in the Camargue region. Its central drum echoes the circular plan of the Roman amphitheatre".
The building is 56 meters tall and has 12 floors (10 stories). It sits on a rotunda, "the Drum" of 54 metres in diameter and height 16 to 18 meters. The interior surface area is 15,000 sq.m., of which 2,000 sq.m. is dedicated for exhibitions and 1,4000 sq.m. for other purposes. It is covered with 11,000 angled reflective stainless steel panels.
The building includes exhibition spaces, workshops, a library, an auditorium with 150 seats, and a café.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/maja-hoffman-and-frank-gehry-reach-new-heights-with-luma-arles|title=Maja Hoffmann and Frank Gehry Reach New Heights with Luma Arles|date=June 8, 2021|first=James|last=Reginato|website=Sotheby's}}
History
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Category:Skyscrapers in France
Category:2021 establishments in France
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2021
Category:Buildings and structures in Arles