PARIS l La Defense-Tour Lumiere Cybernetique l 1,000 FT / 307 M l 1970 | NEVER BUILT

ethereal_reality · #1 Posted: **May 13, 2008, 7:37 PM**

I think this is a beautiful/exciting tower.
The architect is Nicolas Schoffer

Then in 1986 Schoffer adapted it for New York City.

The only difference I see are the red white and blue searchlights (ick)

and again...after 9/11.

Le Express, April 2002

I don't know many details.
If anyone has more information please post.

Aleks · #2 Posted: **May 13, 2008, 10:17 PM**

Wow, I don't get the point of this tower. Would it be just observation or what? And even though the tower is probably useless I still like it. I would've liked to see it get built but not in Paris or New York.

Fabb · #3 Posted: **May 14, 2008, 1:19 PM**

According to the article in French, the tower was a giant holder for thousands of mobile mirors that were supposed to concentrate and redirect light beams.
The tower could also accommodate 15000 visitors.

ethereal_reality · #4 Posted: **May 14, 2008, 3:25 PM**

Fabb......Thanks for translating the article,

very interesting information.

FrancoRey · #5 Posted: **May 14, 2008, 4:23 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fabb

According to the article in French, the tower was a giant holder for thousands of mobile mirors that were supposed to concentrate and redirect light beams.
The tower could also accommodate 15000 visitors.

The FAA or random dwellers in the city that it would have been built in wouldn't mind that or anything...

canucklehead2 · #6 Posted: **May 14, 2008, 7:32 PM**

Does anyone know if anything has been built on the Tour San Fins site in La Defense? I hope that design gets revived eventually if the land is still available...

jtk1519 · #7 Posted: **May 15, 2008, 1:23 AM**

Hayward · #8 Posted: **May 15, 2008, 5:31 AM**

It's trash. Architect who wants to instigate public reaction.

hamo · #9 Posted: **Jun 22, 2008, 4:10 PM**

I've never seen anything at all like this before.
unique in every way!!

I love it.

Fabb · #10 Posted: **Jun 22, 2008, 5:34 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by canucklehead2

Does anyone know if anything has been built on the Tour San Fins site in La Defense? I hope that design gets revived eventually if the land is still available...

The site is not available anymore.
In its place, several low-rise office buildings have been built.
The chance that this design gets revived is close to zero.
OK, I'm done with the depressing news.

kool maudit · #11 Posted: **Jun 23, 2008, 1:45 AM**

if the eiffel tower was a monument to cultural modernity, then this would have represented a decline into insanity.

ethereal_reality · #12 Posted: **Jun 23, 2008, 2:19 PM**

It's kinetic sculpture to the extreme......I think it's great.

M II A II R II K · #13 Posted: **Jun 23, 2008, 4:44 PM**

Maybe next with today's technology they can create one that projects holographic images over the city instead.