French firm Toledano + Architects has renovated an apartment in the seaside town of Biarritz, adding a raised sleeping area that looks out towards the nearby lighthouse through a large bay window. More about Toledano + Architects adds wavy mezzanine to compact Biarritz apartment
French studio Uchronia has completed the interiors for Cafe Shin in Paris, which features a central coffee counter topped with a washi-paper roof to emulate a traditional Korean house. More about Uchronia designs Cafe Shin to be "halfway between Paris and Seoul"
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates has completed Yama-Tani, a wooden residential building in Paris with a sculptural facade designed to "liven up the street". More about Pleated facade fronts Parisian housing by Kengo Kuma & Associates
Architecture studio Snøhetta has revealed its design for Refuge de Barroude, a hiker stop with a curving form that will be nestled in the Pyrenees National Park in France. More about Snøhetta designs hikers' refuge in Pyrenees mountains with swooping grass roof
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has added a visitors centre to champagne house Maison Ruinart's historic site in Reims, France. More about Stone pavilion by Sou Fujimoto "blends harmoniously" into historic champagne house
French architect Joris Poggioli has renovated his Paris apartment, aiming to preserve its historic features while integrating modern design elements. More about Paris apartment merges "minimalism with the grandeur of Napoleon-era architecture"
French design studio Claves has transformed the interior of a Paris cafe, introducing bespoke retro-style decor that mirrors the architecture of local bars and tobacconists from the 1930s to the present day. More about Claves evokes classic Parisian bistro interiors at cafe Le Cornichon
As part of an installation for Paris Design Week, French design studio Uchronia has taken over the forecourt of the Hôtel de la Marine with a monumental bed that homages the hotel's 18th-century interiors. More about Uchronia creates giant four-poster bed for Paris Design Week
French studio Atelier du Pont has completed an office building for the operating teams of Parc de la Villette in Paris, with an exposed, gridded timber frame designed to lend its interiors a woodland feel. More about Atelier du Pont creates "woodland atmosphere" for timber office at Parc de la Villette in Paris
Sculptural concrete columns support the Cesson-Viasilva Park and Ride and Bus Station in Rennes, which was designed by French studio Ateliers O-S Architectes to "update the image of a car park in the outer suburbs." More about Atelier O-S perches "Roman circus" car park in France on concrete columns
Architecture studios Baíto Architectes and Atelier Pirollet Architectes have refreshed a dilapidated 20th-century stadium in La Ciotat, France, repairing the stand and adding a modernised entrance. More about Baíto Architectes and Atelier Pirollet Architectes restore 1950s French stadium
French studio Atelier Projectiles has created a fully-glazed, concrete-framed building as the D-Day Museum in Normandy, France. More about Slim concrete colonnade fronts D-Day Museum in Normandy
French studio Chatillon Architectes has renovated the Grande Nef of the Île-des-Vannes sports complex in Paris, preserving its parabolic roof and updating its polycarbonate facades. More about Chatillon Architectes restores 1970s sports complex in Paris
Schools and libraries are among the latest public buildings in France to be designed with natural materials, following a French law informed by the sustainability aspirations of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. More about Eight public buildings in France made from bio-based materials
The Olympic Games cannot continue in their current form, sustainability experts have told Dezeen as part of our Olympic Impact series. More about "Destructive" Olympics should be shrunk to save carbon, say experts
The row over air conditioning in the athletes' village at the Paris 2024 Olympics demonstrates the scale of the challenge we face in gaining acceptance for sustainable building technologies, writes Smith Mordak as part of our Olympic Impact series. More about "The Paris Olympic Village air-conditioning debacle is a perfect illustration of the barriers to climate action"
LA28 will have an even more ambitious carbon strategy than Paris 2024, Olympic sustainability chief Marie Sallois tells Dezeen in this Olympic Impact interview. More about Multi-host Olympics would "completely undermine" the games says IOC sustainability director
Mathieu Lehanneur's designs have played a starring role at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In this interview, the French designer explains why his "flying" Olympic cauldron may become a permanent Parisian landmark. More about Mathieu Lehanneur's Olympic designs reference the "fragility of life"
Franco-Brazilian architecture studio Triptyque has designed a building to house the United States delegation in the Olympic Village, which will be converted to affordable housing after the Olympics. More about Triptyque designs Team USA accommodation in Paris Olympic Village
Interior design studio RMGB has redesigned a 19th-century townhouse opposite the Chateau de Versailles, using marble and steel to modernise it while "preserving French heritage". More about RMGB decorates Versailles townhouse with custom and vintage furniture