Extraordinary architecture: futurism from the 70s

Last week I went to La Grande Motte, an impressive city created in France in 1974 to be populated with tourists during the summer.

La grande Motte (7) la grande motte (5)
la grande motte (4) La grande Motte (6)

Why do I blog this? The architecture is very intriguing to me, very stylish and not passé at all; I like the shape, the colors and the global impression (it reminds a bit of UC Irvine’s computer science building); a real sci-fi place.

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One Response to “Extraordinary architecture: futurism from the 70s”

  1. Stuart Mudie Says:
    May 29th, 2006 at 10:51 pm

    Futuristic architecture is something the French often seem to do well, at least to my taste. The Centre Pompidou in Paris is another good example of a building that hasn’t aged too badly.

    But then again, there is Charles De Gaulle airport …

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