trendhunter.com — Serero Architects have won the open competition to redesign any of the Eiffel Tower’s public reception and access areas as a celebration of the 120th birthday of Gustave Eiffel’s original creation. more at: http://www.serero.com/projects/eiffel/index.html
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cyclingpoobMar 21, 2008
Just aside: They have a mini Statue of Liberty in France :P
synysterMar 21, 2008
wtf are they thinking? it just simply put some s**t on the top.
grayleMar 24, 2008
a few links later, i found the photos page of the official site.<a class="user" href="http://www.serero.com/projects/eiffel/index.htm">http://www.serero.com/projects/eiffel/index.htm</a>the tower seems squarish, this new top seems a little organic; not sure if it'll fit in with the whole "feel".i'm just wondering what the other entries looked like?
sparx67Mar 24, 2008
Thats what they said about the original tower :)
weeeezzllMar 31, 2008
::FROM THE SITE::::31.03.2008NOTES ON THE EIFFEL TOWER EXTENSION PROJECT“The Eiffel tower platform project is not a hoax, it is a manifesto to reconsider innovation in France…” Our project for a the temporary extension of the Eiffel tower is an unsolicited proposal to the Eiffel Tower management company. We are confirming that the SETE did not organized a competition on this topic, in contrary with what was announced in the press. This project has been a victim of disinformation ( notably by the article published in The Guardian) which contributed to discredit our proposal. Many blogs and daily newspapers did present wrongly the project as the winner of a competition organized and approved by the Société d’exploitation de la Tour Eiffel. However, we tried to bring an innovative proposition to a non resolved issue of the Tower: The management of an ever increasing number of visitors which to 95 % want to visit the highest level, and also the narrowest of the tower. These problems of management and reception of the visitors at the feet of the tower and on each floor are real issues.
rainbowpatrolApr 2, 2008
Why are people so obsessed with changing things that shouldn't be changed. it is a world landmark could even possibly be one of the most recognizable structures besides the statue of liberty leaning tower, great pyramids ETC!! leave it alone!!!