Small square openings are scattered across the facade of this after-school clubhouse in Cannes, France, offering glimpses of the activities taking place within its courtyard playground (+ slideshow). More about Heams & Michel Architectes creates an after-school club around a courtyard in Cannes
News: French architect Jean Nouvel has applied for a court order to disassociate himself from the Paris concert hall, which he says is "non-compliant" with his original design. More about Jean Nouvel takes legal action to distance himself from "unfinished" Philharmonie de Paris
News: MVRDV has been granted planning approval to overhaul a 1970s complex in Paris, which includes adding a new facade of colourful stacked boxes to an existing shopping centre. More about MVRDV wins approval for Vandamme Nord shopping centre facelift in Paris
News: SO-IL and FREAKS freearchitects have together won a competition to redesign a glass museum, workshop and gallery on the site of an 18th-century glass factory in north-east France. More about SO-IL and FREAKS to redesign glass museum on French-German border
Strips of golden aluminium cover this performing arts school and library designed by Ateliers O-S Architectes to stretch across a hillside in a Parisian suburb (+ slideshow). More about Ateliers O-S adds golden metal walls to cultural centre beside a French cemetery
Pupils at this school near Paris take lessons on driving large trucks in a building topped with a perforated aluminium canopy, designed to evoke the look of a petrol station (+ slideshow). More about Yellow mesh box sits atop Ateliers O-S's truck-driving school building in France
Parisian office Modal Architecture has created a bright white artist's studio with a wall of golden plywood cupboards behind the thick stone walls of a 17th-century barn in Brittany (+ slideshow). More about Old French barn converted into printmaker's studio by Modal Architecture
Jean Nouvel's studio has extended a winery in south-west France, but instead of matching the traditional stone and timber architecture, the new structure is clad with vivid red metal (+ slideshow). More about Bright red mirrors clad Jean Nouvel's addition to a French wine-making estate
Maison&Objet 2015: Japanese studio Nendo has surrounded a lounge area with a cascade of 2,000 chocolate-coloured pipes for an installation at this year's Maison&Objet trade fair (+ slideshow). More about Nendo creates chocolatey waves for Maison&Objet installation
Wooden louvres and green rooftops make up the exterior of this market hall outside Paris by Ameller, Dubois & Associés, while inside is a dramatic ceiling that combines angles and curves (+ slideshow). More about Wooden louvres and grassy rooftops added to Marly-le-Roi market hall
This timber-clad casino by a lake in eastern France is one of three that Data Architectes designed to offer an alternative to the "locked universe" typically favoured for this type of building (+ slideshow). More about Lac du Der Casino by Data Architectes could be mistaken for a school or a museum
News: architecture firm Snøhetta has been named winner in a competition to design the new Paris headquarters for French newspaper Le Monde. More about Snøhetta commissioned for Le Monde headquarters in Paris
Austrian designer Robert Stadler references eroding columns of architectural ruins and contemporary construction processes in furniture pieces for an exhibition at Paris' Carpenters Workshop Gallery opening this weekend (+ slideshow). More about Robert Stadler combines construction materials in sculptures for Paris exhibition
News: French architect Jean Nouvel has issued a statement saying he will not attend the opening of his Philharmonie de Paris this evening, claiming it is "not finished" and defending his firm against allegations regarding cost overruns. More about Jean Nouvel boycotts opening of his Paris concert hall
News: an appeals court has blocked the SANAA-designed renovation of iconic former department store La Samaritaine in Paris, which includes a wavy glass facade that critics have compared to a shower curtain. More about French court revokes planning permission for SANAA's La Samaritaine revival
French studio CUT Architectures has revamped a 1960s community centre in a Paris suburb, adding perforated golden cladding that references the original yellow-painted facades (+ slideshow). More about CUT Architectures adds golden walls to 1960s community centre
Austrian studio Coop Himmelb(l)au has completed a faceted steel and angular glass building to house a natural history museum in Lyon, France (+ slideshow). More about Coop Himmelb(l)au's Musée des Confluences opens on a river peninsula in Lyon
Cartoonists and graphic designers from around the world have responded to yesterday's attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. More about Illustrators respond to Charlie Hebdo magazine attack
Pietri Architects has driven a deep pink ravine through the heart of this apartment complex in southern France, creating a protected rooftop garden for residents (+ slideshow). More about Cerise walls frame rooftop garden of housing block by Pietri Architectes
An irregular quatrefoil-shaped bowl made of maroon concrete is submerged into one side of this skatepark in northern France designed by architecture studios Planda and Constructo (+ slideshow). More about Architects arrange French skatepark around an irregular maroon bowl