2. LOUVRE PYRAMID
• ARCHITECT : I.M PEI
• LOCATION : PARIS, FRANCE
• ARCHITECTURAL STYLE : FUTURISTIC ARCHITECTURE
• MAIN FUNCTION : A symbolic entry to a huge
complex of meandering interconnected
buildings which had no center.
3. LIGHT
FORM
GLASS
TRANSPARENCY
TO SEE THE ENTIRE COMPLEX OF
LOUVRE THROUGH IT
TO BRING LIGHT INTO THE RECEPTION
ROOM
TO SIGNIFY A BREAK WITH THE
ARCHITECTURAL TRADITIONS OF THE
PAST
PYRAMID
STABILITY
MOST STRUCTURALLY STABLE FORM
ASSURES TRANSPARENCY
AND LEAST INTRUSIVE
SIMPLE GEOMETRIC FORM
WHICH WOULD FORM A BEACON
4. INFERENCE
• The modern glass structure forms a nice
contrast with the historic facades of the
Louvre
• Use of simple geometric patterns
• Play of light and transparency
• Draws lots of visitors to the museum