French post office La Poste has introduced a stamp designed by Stéphane Humbert-Basset that gives off the scent of bread when scratched to celebrate the baguette. More about La Poste launches scratch-and-sniff stamp that smells like baguettes
French studio Déchelette Architecture has completed Casa Franca, a townhouse and artists' studio in Paris distinguished by a large wall of rammed earth. More about Rammed-earth wall fronts Parisian townhouse by Déchelette Architecture
A 36-metre-tall concrete silo has been converted into a dramatic hotel lobby at Bacalan Block – the transformation of a former factory site in Bordeaux into a mixed-use development by Colboc Sachet Architects. More about Vestiges of industry inform hotel complex on former factory site in Bordeaux
French studio Heams & Michel Architectes has updated a public square in Cannes with seven prefabricated aluminium kiosks that can be adapted to various uses. More about Heams & Michel Architectes shrouds prefabricated pavilions in geometric lattices
French architecture studio Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés has unveiled a trio of apartment blocks lined with loggias and terracotta-tiled facades for the Athletes' Village in Paris. More about Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés completes trio of apartment blocks for Athletes' Village in Paris
Hospitality brand Highstay has brought a contemporary spin to these 19th-century Parisian apartments, which its team has renovated to offer accommodation during the Olympic Games and beyond. More about Highstay designs Paris apartments for Olympics visitors and holiday makers
Concrete loggias overlook a courtyard at this social housing block in Paris, which French studios Francois Brugel Architectes Associes, H2o Architectes and Antoine Regnault Architecture have converted from offices. More about Parisian office blocks transformed into Ilot Saint-Germain social housing
Architecture studio A6A has converted a former model-making workshop in Bordeaux into a studio for itself that is defined by pared-back materials and spaces. More about A6A creates "haven in the middle of the city" for its Bordeaux studio
The windmill sails of the Moulin Rouge, an iconic 135-year-old cabaret venue in Paris, collapsed to the ground in the early hours. More about Windmill sails fall off Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris
French studio Barrault Pressacco has completed the 102LET house outside Montpellier, mimicking the area's suburban architecture to conceal an interior defined by bright, open spaces. More about Barrault Pressacco critiques "copy and paste" housing with home in southern France
A green-steel structure and walls of exposed blockwork and plywood feature inside this house and artist's studio in Paris by local practice Jean Benoît Vétillard Architecture. More about Exposed materials and colourful accents define Maison Nana in Paris
French studio Chatillon Architectes has unveiled its progress on the Grand Palais renovation in Paris, which is set to host fencing and taekwondo events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. More about Chatillon Architectes releases first photos of Grand Palais restoration in Paris
Wood has been used to construct the swooping form of this indoor swimming pool, created by Dutch studio VenhoevenCS and French studio Ateliers 2/3/4 for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. More about Timber Aquatics Centre completes in Paris for 2024 Olympic Games
Glossy walls, ruched curtains and oversized flower-shaped cushions characterise this eclectic 1970s-style Paris apartment, designed and owned by Uchronia founder Julien Sebban. More about Uchronia founder designs own home as "love letter to French craft"
The 19th-century villas in the suburbs of Paris informed the arched windows and sloping roofs of this social housing block in France, completed by local studio SOA Architectes. More about SOA Architectes completes "eclectic" social housing in Parisian park
Construction is progressing on a mass-timber academic building with a stone facade designed by architecture firm Studio Gang for the University of Chicago campus in Paris. More about Images reveal construction of Studio Gang university in Paris built with 50 per cent natural materials
Architecture studios BIG and A+ Architecture have revealed the design for the mass-timber Marengo Multimodal Transport Hub in Toulouse, France, which will be topped with a rose-coloured "foraine" brick roof. More about BIG and A+ Architecture set to design mass-timber transport hub in Toulouse
Belgian architect Bernard Dubois designed bespoke 1970s-style wooden furniture and interiors for the revamped Bouchardon hotel in Paris, which references mountain hotels. More about Bernard Dubois designs Canal Saint-Martin hotel to feel "far from Paris"
Bottega Veneta's creative director Matthieu Blazy has designed the brand's Avenue Montaigne flagship store in Paris, which is dominated by walnut wood fittings and glass bricks. More about Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy combines glass bricks and walnut for first store
We continue our Social Housing Revival series with a look at the Caserne de Reuilly, the transformation of a 19th-century barracks in Paris into hundreds of affordable homes that is emblematic of the city's effective approach to retrofit housing. More about The Caserne de Reuilly in Paris was "a hollow tooth that we had to fill"