Frank Gehry, prolific Canadian architect, has designed a new museum in Paris that will be called the Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation.

CBC.com reports that the new museum will give a home to art that has influenced fashion over the years (hence, the name).

The museum is founded by Bernard Arnault who is the chairman od luxury goods retailer LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton.

“As I experienced the world, Paris became my favourite city,” said the Toronto-raised Gehry to reporters.

The building will be glass-clad and situated near the Bois de Boulogne park on the western edge of Paris.

Gehry will be receiving a 100 million euro ($142 million Canadian) paycheque for this commission.

Gehry’s addition to the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto is currently under construction.

The museum in France will start construction next year is expected to be completed by 2010.






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