Le Medienhafen de Düsseldorf entre ancrage local et ambition mondialisée
The Medienhafen of Düsseldorf between Local Reputation and Globalized Ambition

Summary/Abstract: The present article explores the reconversion of a part of the port of Düsseldorf in order to illustrate the tension between the local rounding and the metropolitan ambitions of this regional capital. Taking into account the geographic and historic contexts of this urban project, the article sketches important elements of its realization before situating innovative architecture between the notions of genius loci and globalization. Beyond architecture, the project questions the role of star architects with regard to city branding.

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