Fondation Louis Vuitton — Glass Canopy and Courtyard, Paris

4 October 2017 · Paris

The glass canopy of the Fondation Louis Vuitton cuts diagonally across the upper frame while the stone-and-glass facade below holds its ground in strict vertical registers. Frank Gehry's signature geometry is clearest at this threshold — where the sweeping outer shell meets the rectilinear body of the building, and a shallow reflecting pool sits between them. Strong Parisian light presses shadow patterns from the steel lattice down onto pale limestone, mapping the structure twice over.