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Universal Design Studio and Giles Miller Studio design reusable pavilion for BBC

October 22, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
BBC Studios pavilion by Universal Design Studio and Giles Miller Studio at MIPCOM trade show in Cannes

Universal Design Studio and Giles Miller Studio have designed a two-storey pavilion for BBC Studios that can be dismantled and reused, and then recycled at the end of its life. The pavilion was commissioned by BBC Studios, one of the world’s biggest producers of TV content, for the MIPCOM trade show in Cannes to entertain

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Sophie Dries renovates Haussmann-era apartment in Paris for clients who are “really into colour”

October 21, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Apartment Paris Marais by Sophie Dries

French architect Sophie Dries has combined a pair of mid-19th-century Parisian flats in a design that brings together street art and colour blocking. The apartment was previously two separate homes, built during Haussmann’s major reconstruction of Paris. The renovation sees them brought together into a 100-square-metre residence for a family of four. Dries designed a

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Maison is a fictional French home dressed with design-focused furnishings

October 17, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Maison by Services Généraux

Multidisciplinary design studio Services Généraux has created a series of renderings that reimagine the interiors of a dilapidated home in the French countryside. The project – which is aptly named Maison, after the French term for “house” – is the first time that Services Généraux has created a purely conceptual project. Until now the Paris-based

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Rei Kawakubo creates Parisian beauty store Dover Street Parfums Market

October 9, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Dover Street Parfums Market, Paris, designed by Rei Kawakubo

High-end fashion department store Dover Street Market has opened a beauty-focused branch at the heart of Paris, where products are displayed inside towering textured columns. Located just a few minutes walk from Paris’ Musée Picasso, Dover Street Parfums Market is solely dedicated to selling perfumes, make-up and grooming products. This marks a change from the

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Charlotte Perriand retrospective opens at Fondation Louis Vuittton

October 3, 2019 India Block 0
Charlotte Perriand: Inventing a New World at the Fondation Louis Vuitton

An extensive exhibition of Charlotte Perriand’s work at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris reveals the art-filled interiors and architectural scale of the French designer’s expansive life and career. Charlotte Perriand: Inventing a New World marks 20 years since Perriand passed away at the age of 96 in 1999. The show is the first time

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Foster + Partners unveils design for domed winery in France

September 30, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Le Dôme winery designed by Foster + Partners for Saint-Émilion, France

Foster + Partners has revealed visuals of Le Dôme winery that is designed to blend in with the rolling hills of the historic commune Saint-Émilion in France. Le Dôme will be located in one of the vineyards of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, which dates back to the Roman era. It will combine “state of the art”

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Kaan Architecten designs stacked glass Eurartisanat headquarters in Lille

September 13, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Eurartisanat Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat des Hauts-de-Franc by kaan Atchitecten

A stack of low, glazed forms house the Eurartisanat Chambre de Métiers et de l’Artisanat des Hauts-de-Franc in Lille, France, designed by Dutch architecture firm Kaan Architecten. Called the CMA for short, the building is the new headquarters for the French Chamber of Trades and Craftsmanship. Located in the Euralille business district, the CMA building provides

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JCPCDR Architecture’s tiny timber pavilion invites walkers to “pause and observe”

August 23, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
L'Observatoire viewpoint in France by JCPCDR Architecture

A small elevated viewpoint projects from this tiny house-shaped pavilion, which JCPCDR Architecture has built for hikers to observe Lake Annecy in France. Named L’Observatoire, the pavilion is nestled below the trees on a secluded mountainside site in Giez. It was designed and built by Parisian studio JCPCDR Architecture with local fir wood. Though it

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Foster + Partners’ Marseille airport plans come under scrutiny for carbon emissions

August 5, 2019 India Block 0
Marseilles Provence Airport expansion plans by Foster + Partners

A glazed terminal building at Marseille Provence Airport designed by Foster + Partners has come under fire from France’s environmental authorities over fears it could hinder France’s target to be carbon-neutral by 2050. The Autorité Environnementale (AE) issued a report calling on the developer Aeroport Marseille Provence (AMP) and the French state to “demonstrate the compatibility of

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Gensler designs Pavilion Notre-Dame as temporary worship space

July 29, 2019 India Block 0
Pavilion Notre-Dame by Gensler

International architecture firm Gensler has proposed creating a pavilion alongside Notre-Dame as a temporary place of worship following the fire, which destroyed the cathedral’s roof. Situated on the square in front of the cathedral, Pavillon Notre-Dame is designed to host church services and markets for residents and visitors while the 850-year-old cathedral is being restored. Notre-Dame’s

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