Lyon confluence / by Casati, Cesare Maria, 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Follows up a previous article in Arca (no 252, Nov 2009) to see how construction is progressing. Includes: Interview with Gerard Collomb, Mayor of Lyon, by Cesare M Casati, p. 98-105; Ilot C: Le Monolithe, p. 106-107 [five architects have designed five buildings that include housing, offices and social facilities - Erick Van Egeraat / Emmanuel Combarel / Manuelle Gautrand / Pierre Gautier / MVRDV]; Ilot B: Lyon Islands (Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas), p. 108-109 [housing blocks with car parking spaces]; 'Saone Park', Ilots A (Tania Concko, Herve Vincent, Fabrice Dusapin and Francois Leclerq), p. 110; Progres newspaper headquarters (Xanadu), p. 111; Batiment des Douanes (Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Wilmotte & Associes), p. 112 [Customs building, conversion and rehabilitation for use as commercial spaces and art galleries]; Phase II of the Lyon Confluence (Herzog & de Meuron with Michel Desvigne), p. 113-115.…”

Médiathèques : Multi-media libraries.

Table of Contents: “…Jean-Louis Godivier : Médiathèque, Multi-media library, Vaise -- Plein Centre = Right in the centre : Médiathèque, Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande = Multi-media library, Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande : Jean-Pierre Pranlas Architecte -- L'espace comme chantier = Space as work in progress : BMVR, Troyes = Troyes BMVR : Pierre du Besset et Dominique Lyon architectes -- Le mythe de la colonne = Mythical colums : Médiathèque municipale de Sendaï (Japón) = Municipal multi-media library in Sendaï (Japan) Toyo Ito and Associates -- De Dewey au salon mumérique = From Dewey to the digital fair : Projet pour la bibliothèque de Seatle (Etats-Unis) = Project for the Seattle Public Library (USA) : OMA, Rem Koolhaas architectes, LMN architectes, Ove Arup & Partners, London LA, Skilling Ward -- Tel un Meuble = Furniture-like : Médiathèque, Kusnacht (Suisse) = Multi-media library, Kusnacht (Switzerland) : Marie-Claude Bétrix, Eraldo Consolascio architectes -- Réservoirs books = Book reservoirs : Bibliothèque universitaire, Barcelone = University library, Barcelona (Spain) : Lluis Clotet Ballus, Ignacio Paricio Ansuategui architectes -- Por l'université = for the university…”