Citizens denounce Cesar Pelli’s Cajasol tower in Seville
The first skyscraper in Seville is to stand in the Isla de la Cartuja With a 313 million euro budget, work starts in May and is scheduled to end in 2011. Some parts of society are flabbergasted, architects and citizens included , by ©Francesco Conte, Carlos Sanchez/ Music by M
Our interviewees discuss the ‘Franco-ist’ tower, making sausage and penile comparisons and bemoaning the tarnished image of the city, although one says it needs to modernise its attitude. Some are annoyed that it being designed by a US-based Argentinian architect, known for the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur
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13/05/09
Tags : Espagne, Villes, Séville, Société, europe on the ground, EU Debate On the ground, Reportage, architecture, protests, vidéo, traditions, design.
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