Inverted Pyramid, Louvre, Paris, France

Related people

Jane Murphy (photographer)
RFR (was created by)
I. M. Pei (architect)
Pei Cobb Freed and Partners (was created by)

Date

1995

Description

"Peter Rice and RFR were invited by I.M. Pei to develop a second, inverted pyramid after having assisted his team on the Grand Pyramid in the final construction design and fabrication stages. This smaller pyramid is intended as a chandelier, reflecting daylight into the underground exhibition and shopping areas of the Carousel gallery. The structure is almost entirely of cables, relying on the mass of the glass to maintain the tension." p. 134 Keywords: Four point suspension assembly for glass, exhibition and exhibition structures, exhibition buildings. Submitted by Jane Murphy for ARCH 628: Building Construction II and ARCH 724: Structural Design in Architecture.

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