These new images by photographer Danica O Kus provide a tour around the exterior of Philharmonie de Paris, the concert hall designed and disowned by French architect Jean Nouvel (+ slideshow). More about New photos offer a closer look around Jean Nouvel's Philharmonie de Paris
Argentinian artist Tomás Saraceno has created a pair of air-filled globes that he eventually plans to sail across the sky. More about Tomás Saraceno installs Aerocene metallic orbs in Paris' Grand Palais
French studio Atelier Fernandez & Serres has completed a cultural centre outside Nantes featuring pale stone walls and sloping roof planes that echo the forms of neighbouring houses (+ slideshow). More about Pale travertine walls frame Cour et Jardin cultural centre by Atelier Fernandez & Serres
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a tree-like street lamp with accompanying twig-shaped seating for the 2015 Paris Climate Conference. More about Mathieu Lehanneur designs solar-powered Clover street furniture for Paris
Brightly coloured stripes cover one face of this bulky concrete community complex in Lille, which was designed by architect Julien De Smedt to host facilities for the "three ages of mankind" (+ slideshow). More about Julien De Smedt's angular concrete youth centre in Lille features a colourful striped wall
Cairos Architecture has converted the attic of an old Parisian apartment into children's bedrooms, making the property more suitable for use as a family home (+ slideshow). More about Cairos Architecture uses mezzanine level to create more room inside Paris apartment
Grass ramps over the curving form of this house in the French countryside, which was designed by architect Julien De Smedt as a contemporary alternative to the region's "pastiche chalets" (+ slideshow). More about French villa designed by Julien De Smedt to look like a bump in the landscape
Paris-based JUNG Architectures has converted a former French leper colony into a gallery, adding an zinc-clad extension that can be used for wine tasting (+ slideshow). More about JUNG Architectures adds zinc-clad extension to former leper hospital
Dezeen promotion: cognac brand Martell has compiled a list of the most influential emerging creative talent from France, which includes architecture studio Triptyque and designer Philippe Nigro. More about Martell reveals list of 300 influential French creatives
Architecture studio Berger & Berger has added three new structures to a pair of 18th-century French mansions, creating a larger exhibition space for the collection of gallerist Yvon Lambert (+ slideshow). More about Berger & Berger uses white concrete and marble to create muted interiors for Collection Lambert
Paris firm BVAU has built an extension to the headquarters of a French social security agency, featuring a glass facade that opens and closes automatically in response to the climate (+ slideshow). More about BVAU designs translucent bioclimatic skin for French social-security agency HQ
An image created by French designer Jean Jullien in response to the terrorist attacks in Paris yesterday has gone viral, becoming the most-shared symbol of unity with the French city. More about Jean Jullien's Peace for Paris illustration becomes symbol of unity in wake of terror attacks
Overlapping cylinders make up this crematorium in northern France, designed by a collective of Parisian architects with walls of ribbed concrete and golden-framed glass (+ slideshow). More about Curvaceous concrete crematorium by Plan 01 offers "dignified and serene setting" for mourners
Roman artefacts will be housed in this museum and archaeology centre by Foster + Partners, which is now under construction in France (+ slideshow). More about Foster + Partners' Roman history museum begins construction in south of France
Paris studio Du Besset-Lyon has converted and extended a 1930s sanatorium to create a new school of architecture in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand (+ slideshow). More about Du Besset-Lyon transforms former sanatorium into Clermont-Ferrand School of Architecture
Paris studio Marchi Architectes has extended a small museum in the French village of Biévres and added a community centre with a series of pitched roofs (+ slideshow). More about Marchi Architectes completes a community centre in the heart of an old French village
New York-based designer Marc Fornes has completed an outdoor installation for a French school, consisting of perforated aluminium plates that cast patterned shadows on the ground below (+ slideshow). More about Marc Fornes creates sculptural installation in France using perforated metal shingles
French studios Caractère Spécial and Parisian studio NP2F Architectes have expanded the home of a circus arts centre in France's Champagne region and added a curving outdoor staircase (+ slideshow). More about Curving concrete staircase protrudes from warehouse-like circus school in France
This renovated Paris apartment for a fashion designer features a vertical herb garden, rainbow-striped flooring and a staircase with irregular alternating treads (+ slideshow). More about SABO Project transforms Paris apartment with multicoloured flooring and space-saving stairs
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have unveiled a pair of identical glass and steel containers for the International Contemporary Art Fair in Paris (+ movie). More about Bouroullec brothers install matching steel Kiosque units for Paris art fair