Rue des Fosses Saint-Bernard, Paris 5e

A view of the architecture of the Jussieu Univeristy Campus. Jussieu is a hallmark of 1960's architecture, but, for security reasons, we could not enter the campus to photograph. Too bad, I think we missed something really interesting.

Subjects: Paris, 75005, architecture, modern architecture

La Defense, Puteaux

A shiny steel sphere on the main square at la Defense reflects the surrounding skyscrapers, and the passers-by.

Subjects: Paris, 92092, architecture, art, reflections, skyscrapers

Forum des Halles, Paris 1er

Giant wave or immense wing? Airport hall or shopping arcade? Everyone can define the Grande Canopee as they see it.

Subjects: Paris, 75001, Halles, Canopee, architecture

Bibliotheque Nationale de France (BNF), Paris 13e

Enjoying a coffee break on the deck of the National Library, overlooking a wild forest growing in a world of concrete.

Subjects: Paris, 75013, people, chairs, towers, modern architecture.

Place Carre, Les Halles, Paris 1er

La Grande Canopee, a controversial design: architectural masterpiece or enormous fiasco? In any case, great photo ops!

Subjects: Paris, 75001, architecture, modern architecture, Canopee, Halles

Parc de la Villette, Paris 19e

Approaching the enormous, exuberant Philharmonie, the concert hall of the Orchestre de Paris, designed by Jean Nouvel. Quite overwhelming!

Subjects: Paris, 75019, Philharmonie, modern architecture, Jean Nouvel

La Defense, Puteaux

It seems so far from the City of Lights, but the architecture is stunning!

Subjects: Paris, 92092, reflections, architecture, office buildings, skyscrapers

Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris 13e

It's all about the lines: of windows, of the steps, and of people reading, snacking, phoning, studying even.

Subjects: Paris, 75013, BNF, architecture, people

Cour de Rome, Paris 8e

From the subway to the stars... The gateway to the Saint-Lazare subway station, designed by architect Jean-Marie Charpentier.

Subjects: Paris, 75008, subway, metro, art, modern architecture

Philharmonie, Paris 19e

A group of workers behind a window at the lower level of the Philharmonie, the concert hall designed by Jean Nouvel.

Subjects: Paris, 75019, Philharmonie, Jean Nouvel, reflections, windows, Modern Architecture

Avenue Mahatma Gandhi, Paris 16e

A car parked in front of the Fondation Vuitton, a fleeting reflection in the windshield...

Subjects: Paris, 75116, reflections, architecture, colors

Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris 5e

Inside the Institut du Monde Arabe, the staircases form an inextricable web in which a few silhouettes seem to search for a way out.

Subjects: Paris, 75005, architecture, abstract, shadows

Forum des Halles, Paris 1er

Like a veil in the wind, The Grand Canopy hovers over the Forum des Halles.

Subjects: Paris, 75001, Halles, Canopee, architecture

Passage des Lingeres, Paris 1er

Playing with glass between two modern buildings near Les Halles.

Subjects: Paris, 75001, architecture, reflections, Halles

Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir, Paris 13e

A pedestrian rides the graceful waves of the Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir, between Bercy and the French National Library.

Subjects: Paris, 75013, architecture, bridges, street, people

Philharmonie, Parc de la Villette, Paris 19e

An abstract view of Jean Nouvel's monumental work, the new Paris concert hall, La Philharmonie

Subjects: Paris, 75019, Philharmonie, architecture, abstract

Fondation Louis Vuitton, Avenue Mahatma Gandhi, Paris 16e

A pleasure for the eyes, a dream for the photographer!

Subjects: Paris, architecture, modern architecture, museums, 75116

Fondation Louis Vuitton, Avenue Mahatma Gandhi, Paris 16e

The sails of the Fondation Louis Vuitton rise from the mists of a fountain in the Jardin d'Acclimation like a ghost ship.

Subjects: Paris, 75116, Fondation Vuitton, Museums, architecture, modern architecture

Opera Bastille, Paris 12e

Looking straight up from the front of the Opera.

Subjects: Architecture, Paris, 75012, Modern Architecture

Forum des Halles, Paris 1er

The Great Canopy over the Forum des Halles. You've got to have a wide-angle lens!

Subjects: Architecture, Modern Architecture, Paris, Halles, 75001