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Redesigning the Eiffel Tower Edit
Serero Project

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Serero Project
 Published: Mar 19, 08
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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.

Serero’s project plans to extend the top floor plate of the tower by attaching a high performance carbon Kevlar structure on it that will expand the usable floor area from 280 m2 to 580m2. The extension aims to “increase the quality of the access of the public as well as experiencing the fantastic 360 degrees sight of Paris.”

The structure will be temporarily bolted without any modification of the existing structure.

UPDATE:  This turned out to be a lovely hoax, fooling the world (even the Guardian).  Read more HERE.

References:  serero, yankodesign

Filed In:  architecture,  pranks,  unique






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Going Like Sixty on Mar 19, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments
Well they didn't ask me, but I think this is stupid. There will be more light pollution, it will reduce the view and it's ugly. C'est la vie!
Going Like Sixty on Mar 19, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments 0
Going Like Sixty on Mar 19, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments
Oh wait, they said that when they built it didn't they! :-)
Going Like Sixty on Mar 19, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments 0
dylo on Mar 21, 08  0 Trends   20 Comments
yep, i dont like that idea either, okey lets "upgrade" all our old buildings and marks.. _yeah right_
dylo on Mar 21, 08  0 Trends   20 Comments 0
Ayman Helweh on Mar 21, 08  2,236 Trends   2,641 Comments
dylo, this is not an upgrade. it is a temporary celebration of landmark in its 120 anniversary. It will be removed after a while. I think its great to spice up the 120 yo tower, we all need makeovers, lol
Ayman Helweh on Mar 21, 08  2,236 Trends   2,641 Comments +1
Jeremy Gutsche on Mar 21, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
FYI: This hit the front page of digg today!
Jeremy Gutsche on Mar 21, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0
Ayman Helweh on Mar 21, 08  2,236 Trends   2,641 Comments
sweet! I haven't even dugg or stumbled it myself. I will go do that now. awesome
Ayman Helweh on Mar 21, 08  2,236 Trends   2,641 Comments 0
Jeremy Gutsche on Mar 22, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
40,000 page views from digg = cool!
Jeremy Gutsche on Mar 22, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0
Favorited by Bianca Bartz on Apr 16, 08
Jeremy Gutsche on Apr 17, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
NOTE: This article was updated HERE.
Jeremy Gutsche on Apr 17, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0


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