Bruno Gaudin Architectes creates university library in France with colonnaded "wind tower"
French studio Bruno Gaudin Architectes has completed a library clad in thin, grey bricks at the entrance to Paris Nanterre University. More
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Kengo Kuma to add contemporary entrance to gothic cathedral in Angers
Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has unveiled plans for a contemporary entrance gallery to protect the sculptural doorway at Angers Cathedral, France. More
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Golden cinema in France by Antonio Virga evokes the age of "monumental" movie theatres
French practice Antonio Virga Architecte has used perforated brickwork and gold metal to wrap a cinema building in Cahors, France, which filters light onto the surrounding public square at night. More
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Nine wooden cabins from Lake Annecy Cabin Festival
Festival organiser Philippe Burguet picks nine of his favourite wooden structures from this year's Cabin Festival, including a Japanese-style cabin and a playful teepee-shaped cabin with a swinging hammock. More
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MVRDV slots red-walled courtyard into irregularly shaped French housing
Architecture studio MVRDV has completed the Ilot Queyries housing development in Bordeaux, France, which folds around a large red courtyard. More
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude's wrapped Arc de Triomphe opens to the public
L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped, an installation designed by the late artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, has opened to the public in Paris. More
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude's wrapped Arc de Triomphe nears completion in Paris
The first photos of l'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped installation by late artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been revealed ahead of its official opening in Paris. More
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Eileen Gray's E-1027 villa reopens on the Côte d'Azur following extensive restoration
Eileen Gray's E-1027 modernist house in the south of France and Le Corbusier's holiday home Cabanon next to it have reopened following a five-year renovation. More
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JCPCDR Architecture uses oak wood throughout Paris Dental Studios
A curved wooden panel runs throughout this dental practice by Paris-based architecture studio JCPCDR Architecture. More
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Lemoal Lemoal completes first public building in France to be made from hempcrete
Paris studio Lemoal Lemoal has used hempcrete blocks to build the Pierre Chevet sports centre in France, which the studio believes is the country's first public building built from the biomaterial. More
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Emmanuelle Simon designs "welcoming" Parisian bakery
Interior architecture studio Emmanuelle Simon used arched shelving coves, sandy tones and rounded furniture in the Liberté bakery in Paris. More
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Barrault Pressacco uses hempcrete to create social housing in Paris
Architecture firm Barrault Pressacco used biomaterials including wood and hempcrete to construct this mixed-use building that references traditional Parisian apartment blocks. More
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Lizée-Hugot uses leather and tubular steel to channel the 1970s in Parisian eatery
Materials typical of a classic Parisian brasserie such as wood, marble and a lacquered ceiling are teamed with tubular steel furniture reminiscent of the 1970s in the Abstinence restaurant. More
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AMO designs Off-White flagship store as an "abstract reinterpretation of Paris"
Off-White's latest AMO-designed flagship store features abstract interpretations of Paris's courtyards and flea markets. More
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Former Parisian railway station turned into housing and live-work units
Moussafir Architectes and Nicolas Hugoo Architecture have created two residential towers connected by a podium containing live-work units as part of the La Chapelle International development in northern Paris. More
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Salt panels made using "only sun and wind" used to clad interior of Frank Gehry's Arles tower
Natural materials produced from local salt, sunflowers and algae have been used on the interior of Frank Gehry's tower for Luma Foundation in Arles to lower its carbon footprint. More
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Halleroed inserts sculptural travertine display plinths in Axel Arigato's Paris store
Design studio Halleroed has used travertine podiums to display sneakers like sculptures in the Paris store of streetwear label Axel Arigato. More
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Iwan Baan photographs Frank Gehry's Luma Arles tower
Architectural photographer Iwan Baan has captured The Tower and its interiors, which was designed by architect Frank Gehry as the centrepiece of the Luma Arles cultural district. More
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Frank Gehry's Luma Arles tower "is a crime" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are unimpressed with the Frank Gehry-designed Luma Arles art centre and discussing other top stories. More
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"I respond to every fucking detail of the time we're in" says Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry's new tower in Arles fits with both the ancient Roman city and today's environmental agenda, the architect claimed in an exclusive interview with Dezeen. More
