African Design Magazine September 2016 | Page 84

In Closing the world’s buildings Located in Poitou-Charentes, France, Le Kinemax is one of the most extreme movie theatres you may ever see in your life! It appears as if giant rock crystals are popping out from the ground and it houses an Imax screen about the combined size of two tennis ball courts. With all the complexities of the angles, it took architects thousands of hours to calculate the geometric designs and build computerized simulators. Workers tasked with cleaning the windows also require special talents. Due to the bizarre shape of this building, the maintenance crew have to have professional mountain climbing experience. Read more about it HERE or watch a video on the building HERE 84 africandesignmagazine.com