Colin Pomeroy

Architecture 3013

Blog Assignment

April 21, 2020

Blog 2 (2)

            For this blog, I investigated the French architect and urbanist, who is known as Christian de Portzamparc. He is well known for an immense amount of structures and buildings, but I will be discussing the Philharmonie Luxembourg for this blog, which is better known as Grande-Duchesse Josephine-Charlotte Concert Hall. This building is located in Kirchberg, which is within the Luxembourg district. This building is a concert hall that is used to host over 400 events and performances each year.

The construction began in 2002, and it was finally opened in 2005. Christian de Portzamparc wanted to make this design more of a natural feeling structure by implementing a natural filter with the incredible number of columns on the exterior of the building. These columns also were used as support for the overall building, which can be seen in the image below. The interior of his building is very complex with multiple sections, but the most magnificent section is the grand auditorium, which was designed from the concept of a shoebox. With this in mind, it is able to accommodate more than 1500 people.

Overall, this is an amazing building, and as one can see from the image below, it is a masterpiece. This building not only shows natural characteristics, but also gives modern design aspects that eneded up being stunning together. The columns, which make the building incredibly unique, make a statement that other buildings in the area cannot match. This is a design that will never be forgotten and allow the legacy of Christian de Portzamparc to live on forever.

Work Cited:

“Philharmonie Luxembourg.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Jan. 2020,

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philharmonie_Luxembourg.