Tour Montparnasse set to receive "green makeover" by Nouvelle AOM
French studio Nouvelle AOM has been selected to overhaul the Tour Montparnasse skyscraper, in time for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. More
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Populous and Egis unveil masterplan for Paris 2024 Olympic Games
A beach volleyball court will be installed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower as part of the masterplan developed for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by architects Populous and engineers Egis. More
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Tour Paris with our dedicated Pinterest board
With Paris Design Week coming to a close, we've updated our Pinterest board with more of the city's eye-catching architecture and design, including IM Pei's Grand Louvre, which recently received an AIA award and Pigalle's vibrant basketball court. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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"We have to build in gold, silver, titanium and copper" says Édouard François
Architects should specify expensive materials including stainless steel and titanium for their buildings to ensure they are recycled afterwards, according to French architect Édouard François. More
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Robot barriers could protect pedestrians from terrorists, says Paris deputy mayor
Robotic anti-terror barriers that automatically move into position when a threat is detected could be a reality within five years, according to the deputy mayor of Paris. More
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Paris deputy mayor questions London's approach to skyscrapers and public space
A project like London's now-abandoned Garden Bridge would "never" happen in Paris, according to its deputy mayor, who has criticised the UK capital's free-market approach to development. More
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Watch our Dezeen x MINI Living talk about the future of Paris live from Maison&Objet
Deputy mayor of Paris Jean-Louis Missika joins architects Edouard François, Chartier Dalix and Hamonic+Masson & Associés to discuss the future of the French capital in our latest Dezeen x MINI Living talk at Maison&Objet. Tune in here at 11am UK time to watch it live. More
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Deputy mayor of Paris joins Dezeen x MINI Living panel to discuss the future of the French capital
Deputy mayor of Paris Jean-Louis Missika will join architects Edouard François, Chartier Dalix and Hamonic+Masson & Associés to discuss the future development of the French capital in our latest Dezeen x MINI Living talk at Maison&Objet on Friday. More
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OMA builds city-inspired engineering school for Ecole Centrale Paris
Rem Koolhaas' firm looked at urban-design patterns when drawing up plans for this laboratory building at an engineering school on the outskirts of Paris. More
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Jade Doskow's Lost Utopias photo series documents past World's Fair sites
Photographer Jade Doskow has spent the last decade documenting crumbling and thriving World's Fairs sites across North America and Europe for her Lost Utopias series. More
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Paris' most eye-catching buildings take centre stage in Sebastian Weiss' latest photo series
The silvery skin of Jean Nouvel's Philharmonie de Paris concert hall and the cauliflower-like balconies of the Choux de Créteil tower blocks by Gérard Grandval are among the details captured by photographer Sebastian Weiss on his last trip to Paris. More
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"Trendiest store in the world" Colette to close after 20 years
World-renowned Paris boutique Colette has announced it will close at the end of the year, to be replaced by a new branch of global brand Saint Laurent. More
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Tadao Ando to convert Paris stock exchange into art gallery
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has revealed his plans to convert Paris' Bourse de Commerce building into a museum that will host one of the world's largest contemporary art collections. More
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Kengo Kuma reveals plant-covered Eco-Luxury Hotel for Paris
Plants will spill out between the overlapping wooden blocks that make up the facade of this hotel, which Kengo Kuma & Associates has unveiled for a site on the left bank of Paris' river Seine. More
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Colourful Paris basketball court updated with new hues
Ill-Studio and Pigalle have returned to a basketball court they previously overhauled with bold patterns, replacing primary colours with gradients of blue, pink, purple and orange. More
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Tolila+Gilliland creates its new Paris studio in an old attic workshop
Architects Nicholas Gilliland and Gaston Tolila have overhauled an old workshop in Paris' Butte aux Cailles neighbourhood to create an office and studio for their growing team. More
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Patrick Norguet creates colourful communal spaces in latest Okko Hotel interior
French designer Patrick Norguet has applied the colourful and homely aesthetic language he developed for hotel brand Okko to its latest destination in the Porte de Versailles neighbourhood of Paris. More
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"Joyful chaos" inspires design of Yafo hummus deli in Paris
Local architects Studio Sur Rue have designed a pastel pink deli in the 10th arrondissement of Paris that is dedicated to hummus and Israeli dining culture. More
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"Furniture is still a relative bargain" compared to art, says artist Wendell Castle
Buyers are capitalising on the burgeoning market for collectible furniture as prices and popularity continue to increase, according to pioneer of the American studio craft movement, Wendell Castle. More
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IM Pei's Grand Louvre receives AIA 25-year award
The American Institute of Architects has honoured IM Pei's renovation of the Musée du Louvre in Paris with an award during the organisation's national convention, the same week that the Chinese-American architect is celebrating his 100th birthday. More