General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Truss |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Museum building |
Awards and Distinctions
Location
| Location: |
Paris (19th), Paris, Ile-de-France, France |
|---|---|
| Address: | 30 avenue Corentin-Cariou |
| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 48° 53' 44.14" N 2° 23' 16.43" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 120 m | |
| length | 270 m | |
| surface | 165 000 m² |
Materials
| truss |
steel
|
|---|
Chronology
| 13 March 1986 | Inauguration of the Cité des Sciences et de lIndustrie. |
|---|
Participants
Architecture
- Adrien Fainsilber (architect)
Engineering
- Peter Rice (engineer) (green houses)
- Martin Francis (engineer) (green houses)
- Ian Carl Ritchie (engineer) (green houses)
Steel construction
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Architectures capitales. Paris 1979-1989. Electa Moniteur, Paris (France), 1988, pp. 149.
- (2003): L'art de Paris. Editions Place des Victoires, Paris (France).
- (2004): Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie. In: (2004): Les musées parisiens. Action artistique de la Ville de Paris, Paris (France), pp. 261-265.
- (2009): Guide d'architecture Paris 1900-2008. Editions du Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Paris (France), ISBN 978-2-35487-003-4, pp. n°932.
- (1994): Le guide du Patrimoine: Paris. Ministère de la Culture - Hachette, Paris (France), pp. 586.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20006041 - Published on:
06/10/2002 - Last updated on:
27/04/2025


