Hotel du Departement

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	Hotel du Departement
Designer	Alsop and Stormer
Location	Marseille, France
Date	1994
Building Type	regional government headquarters
Climate	warm temperate
Context
Architectural Style	Sculptural High Tech Modern
Street Address	52, av. St Just
Notes	By Will Alsop. Sleek, airfoil-sectioned horizontal objects on legs offset the main buildings block. Ove Arup and Partners, engineers.
At Great Buildings	http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Hotel_du_Departement.html

Contents 1 Images 2 Discussion 3 Maps 4 References 5 External Links

Images

Discussion

"Combines civic grandeur with technological fetishism."

- AR vol CXCVI, 10/1994, p26.

Maps

References

The Architectural Review, October 1994, Volume CXCVI. p26.

External Links