Dezeen Debate features an "experimental" boulder-like cabin in France
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features a boulder-like cabin in France by architecture studio Bureau. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
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Bureau conceals Thérèse cabin in France with boulder-like concrete finish
Architecture studio Bureau has used a rough concrete finish to disguise this small wooden cabin in France as a boulder, distinguishable only by a porthole-style window. More
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GSL Gallery takes over disused Parisian factory with "punk" interiors
Weathered walls and concrete floors feature in this design gallery that creative collective The Guild of Saint Luke and architecture firm Studio ECOA have set up inside a former factory in Paris. More
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Celine recalls "vintage spirit" at Rue Saint-Honoré boutique
Celine creative director Hedi Slimane channelled "French elegance" when designing the latest Celine boutique in central Paris, which features expanses of brass and marble as well as Slimane-designed furniture. More
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Bruno Gaudin Architectes completes 15-year transformation of National Library of France
French practice Bruno Gaudin Architectes has completed a 15-year project to renovate and open up the historic rue de Richelieu site of the National Library of France in Paris, incorporating new public routes and spaces. More
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3XN completes aluminium-clad hotel and office overlooking La Défense in Paris
Danish architecture practice 3XN has completed a blocky office building and hotel in the suburbs of Paris, with "distinct but complementary" faceted checkerboard facades of bronze-coloured and reflective aluminium. More
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Design Brut: Philia & Kids showcases sculptural furniture designed by "rather wise" children
Designers Antoine Behaghel and Alexis Foiny have created sculptural olive wood furniture based solely on drawings by children for a Galerie Philia exhibition. More
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Kengo Kuma adds Japanese-influenced wing to Musée Albert Kahn in Paris
Kengo Kuma and Associates has completed a major extension to the Paris museum of late philanthropist Albert Kahn, which holds a historic collection of 72,000 photographs from around the world. More
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TAA adds contemporary extension to traditional Toulouse chartreuse house
Local architecture office TAA has completed House M in Toulouse, France, featuring a glass-and-concrete extension that contrasts with the existing brick-clad chartreuse-style dwelling. More
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Hérault Arnod Architectures completes aluminium-clad sports centre in France
A curved, twisting shell of textured aluminium plates covers Espace Mayenne in Laval, France, a multifunctional sports and entertainment venue designed by local practice Hérault Arnod Architectures. More
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Studio Odile Decq's minimalist glass pavilion recalls traditional greenhouses
The Green Pavilion, a glass pavilion with a pyramidal roof, was designed by architect Odile Decq to evoke historic orangeries and installed in the Jardin des Tuileries as part of the Paris+ par Art Basel art fair. More
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Paris 2024 reveals pair of French Revolution hats as Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots
The Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics has unveiled its mascots for the upcoming sports event in the form of two cartoon-style characters shaped like traditional Phrygian caps, which signified freedom during the French Revolution. More
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Emilieu Studio uses local materials to form mobile furniture in Toulon design school
Moveable furnishings crafted from old ship sails and plywood offcuts appear throughout the École Camondo Méditerranée design school in Toulon with interiors by French practice Emilieu Studio. More
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Solar panels to cover all large car parks in France under new mandate
The French Senate has approved a bill requiring all large parking lots across France to be topped with solar canopies in the next six years, which are predicted to generate as much energy as 10 nuclear reactors. More
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Odile Decq builds all-glass Maison de Verre for client with vision loss
Architect Odile Decq has completed a house in France with walls of translucent glass, to create the optimal lighting conditions for a client with vision impairment. More
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Scalloped facade fronts Parisian social housing block by Jean-Christophe Quinton
French architect Jean-Christophe Quinton has decorated a Parisian social housing project built on the site of a demolished police station with a curvy limestone facade. More
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MVRDV creates hill-like housing for "variety of income levels" in France
A pair of hill-like buildings define Ascension Paysagère, a French housing project that Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has created on the riverside in the west of Rennes. More
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Andreas Angelidakis fills Espace Niemeyer with "soft ruins"
Greek artist Andreas Angelidakis has scattered soft, digitally-printed temple ruins around the Espace Niemeyer in Paris for his Center for the Critical Appreciation of Antiquity exhibition. More
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Chzon studio designs airport departure hall to reference Parisian life
French design agency Chzon has added archways and fountains that reference iconic Parisian monuments to a departure lounge at the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. More
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Ateliers Jean Nouvel completes pair of inclined skyscrapers in Paris
French studio Ateliers Jean Nouvel has designed the 180- and 125-metre-high Tours Duo skyscrapers to "create a character" for eastern Paris. More
