In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Philippe Starck's surreal nine-storey Maison Heler hotel in Metz, France, topped with what appears to be a 19th-century mansion. More about "We all need a bit of silliness" says commenter
Designer Philippe Starck has unveiled the surreal nine-storey Maison Heler hotel in Metz, France, which is topped with what appears to be a 19th-century mansion. More about Philippe Starck reveals surrealist hotel topped with 19th-century mansion
Our Art Deco Centenary series rounds off where it began, with the 1925 exposition in Paris. We take a look at 10 stand-out structures built for the landmark event, which catapulted art deco onto the world stage. More about Ten art deco structures that encapsulate the 1925 Paris Exposition
Continuing our Art Deco Centenary series, we take a look at Paris's Le Louxor movie theatre, a trove of Egyptian revival in the birthplace of cinema. More about Le Louxor cinema in Paris is "an art deco fantasy straight out of Egypt"
Architecture studio Caprini & Pellerin has renovated an art deco casino in the French resort of Cannes, introducing modern features such as an organically shaped marble bar to complement the Belle Époque interior. More about Restored Casino Royal Palm recreates the "symmetry and boldness" of the 1920s
Design studios Nendo and Arep have designed the latest generation of France's TGV train, introducing an "almost animal-like" nose and the red, white and blue colour scheme of the country's national flag. More about Nendo and Arep revamp France's high-speed TGV train "from nose to seat"
French studio Amelia Tavella Architectes has used irregular blocks of granite to clad the Edmond Simeoni School and Cultural Space, referencing its craggy surroundings in Corsica. More about Amelia Tavella Architectes completes granite-clad school on craggy Corsican coast
Iranian-French architect India Mahdavi has created an armchair clad with not one but 10 yellow plug sockets by designer Omer Arbel, unveiled today at Paris's Matter and Shape design fair. More about India Mahdavi's Smiley armchair turns plug sockets into decoration
French studio Dominique Perrault Architecture has dug a deep cylindrical shaft to house Paris' Villejuif-Gustave Roussy metro station, which is topped with a transparent roof to allow light to enter from above. More about Dominique Perrault designs Paris metro station as "inverted skyscraper"
Architecture firm Studio Libeskind has revealed its design for Fan d'Issy, a geometric building with angular, fan-like facades that will be located in the Paris commune of Issy-les-Moulineaux. More about Studio Libeskind unveils mixed-use building with angular plant-covered facades in Paris
Deep-set windows and reading nooks puncture the rammed-earth walls of this school extension in France, completed by local studio NTSA Architectes. More about NTSA Architectes draws on "age-old know-how" for rammed-earth school extension
Creative director Rudy Guénaire has completed an interior in Reims, France for his own restaurant, inspired by the iconic modernist interiors and colours of California. More about Rudy Guénaire designs PNY restaurant as an ode to modernist California
Designer Willo Perron has created a curving runway for the Spring-Summer 2025 show for fashion house Chanel, which took place in the newly restored Grand Palais in Paris. More about Willo Perron creates sculptural Chanel runway in restored Grand Palais
Interior designer Dorothée Meilichzon has transformed the Experimental Chalet Val d'Isère hotel in the village of Val d'Isère, France, with interiors informed by skiing and the surrounding mountains and forests. More about Dorothée Meilichzon designs Alpine hotel interiors with giant ski bed heads
The final project on our list of the 25 most significant buildings of the 21st century is the restoration of the Grand Palais in Paris by Chatillon Architectes, bookending our series with two powerful stories of reuse and renewal. More about The Grand Palais was the most significant building of 2024
Chunky grain silos informed the shape of the enveloping alcoves at Simple Coffee, an all-stainless-steel Paris cafe designed by local studio Mur Mur Architects. More about Mur Mur Architects fills Paris coffee shop with silo-style steel seating
Next in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series we look at the updating of three 1960s housing blocks in Bordeaux, which put social housing retrofit at the top of the architectural agenda. More about Lacaton & Vassal, Frédéric Druot and Christophe Hutin's Transformation of 530 Dwellings was the most significant building of 2016
Chunky columns wrap the exterior of Wood Up, an apartment block in Paris by French studio Local Architecture Network with a glued-laminated and cross-laminated timber structure. More about LAN "deliberately exposes" mass-timber structure of Paris apartment block
The colours and style of the 1970s influenced this renovation of a compact Paris apartment, designed by New York-based The House Special Studio. More about The House Special Studio brings 1970s nostalgia to Paris pied-à-terre
Swiss architecture studio Atelier Archiplein has refurbished and extended La Villa house in Annecy, France, renewing the home's dated interiors. More about Atelier Archiplein updates 1960s lakeside villa in France