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Bark cladding and clashing colours create "joyful chaos" in school by Dominique Coulon & Associés

Hot pink and orange paintwork accentuate niches in the wooden facade of this school designed by French office Dominique Coulon & Associés for the Parisian suburb of Colombes (+ slideshow). More about Bark cladding and clashing colours create "joyful chaos" in school by Dominique Coulon & Associés

Timber and glass dormitory building nestles among trees in a Paris park

Paris firm Belus & Hénocq Architectes has added a timber-clad educational centre and student dormitory to a boarding school, which sits in a landscaped park in the Saint-Denis area of Paris (+ slideshow). More about Timber and glass dormitory building nestles among trees in a Paris park

Atelier Bow-Wow and Didier Faustino create glowing wooden shelters for Paris exhibition

A gabled cabin by architecture studio Atelier Bow-Wow and a faceted pod by artist Didier Faustino have been installed inside a Parisian gallery as part of an exhibition about imaginary worlds. More about Atelier Bow-Wow and Didier Faustino create glowing wooden shelters for Paris exhibition

MAD unveils Parisian housing block with curvy floors and balconies

Beijing studio MAD has revealed plans for a Parisian housing block surrounded by undulating balconies, which is set to become the firm's first residential project in Europe (+ slideshow). More about MAD unveils Parisian housing block with curvy floors and balconies

Colonnades line the terraces of Antonini Darmon's Arches Boulogne apartments

French firm Antonini Darmon has completed a social housing block near Paris, featuring a white concrete facade surrounded on all sides by rows of arch-fronted balconies (+ slideshow). More about Colonnades line the terraces of Antonini Darmon's Arches Boulogne apartments

France's Department of Defence headquarters features an origami-like metal roof

Architecture firm ANMA has completed a new Paris headquarters for France's Department of Defence, featuring a faceted roofscape that extends to the ground around the entrance (+ slideshow). More about France's Department of Defence headquarters features an origami-like metal roof

Amanda Levete selected to remodel Paris' Galeries Lafayette department store

Amanda Levete's studio AL_A has been selected ahead of OMA and Farshid Moussavi Architecture to carry out a "visionary metamorphosis" of the century-old Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris. More about Amanda Levete selected to remodel Paris' Galeries Lafayette department store

Septembre adds a variety of floor finishes to renovated Parisian apartment

Flooring made from concrete, wood and two types of tile helps to define the various rooms inside this Paris apartment, which has been renovated by local architecture studio Septembre (+ slideshow). More about Septembre adds a variety of floor finishes to renovated Parisian apartment

Brinkworth designs "honed and clean" interior for Supreme Paris store

London studio Brinkworth has overhauled the interior of an old building in Paris to create a retail space for New York streetwear brand Supreme (+ slideshow). More about Brinkworth designs "honed and clean" interior for Supreme Paris store

Patrick Norguet gives "truly novel" makeover to McDonald's in Paris

French designer Patrick Norguet has paired raw concrete and sheet metal with colourful ceiling-mounted light boxes to create an unusual interior for this McDonald's on the Champs-Elysées in Paris. More about Patrick Norguet gives "truly novel" makeover to McDonald's in Paris