Tag France

29-06-2018

AREP’s LORIENT-BRETAGNE SUD laminated timber and glass station

A railway station made of laminated timber and glass interacts with the shipbuilding industries on the site in an unusual combination representing a new angle on this structural type

05-01-2018

The Pont du Gard’s little brother: a cardboard tube bridge by Shigeru Ban

Shigeru Ban built a cardboard tube bridge with a view of the first century Roman bridge over the Gardon in Nimes

27-10-2017

R2k architectes: Relais d'Assistance Maternelle in Tencin, France

R2k Architectes from Grenoble have designed a nursery for 40 children in the little town of Tencin, in France. With its wooden shingle covering, the Relais d'Assistance Maternelle in Tencin, designed by R2k, stands out from its urbanised setting with strong echoes of tradition.

12-09-2017

Plastic Green Chapel

In summer 2018, the first plastic chapel in the world will be realised in Normandy by Cyril Lancelin’s Town and Concrete

15-03-2017

Linazasoro Sanchez: Troyes office and congress centre

Spanish studio Linazasoro Sanchez has designed a new office and congress centre in Troyes, studying and updating the history of the site in a project that combines the existing context with the new modern look of the city of Troyes.

04-11-2016

Dominique Coulon and Buhl nursery school in Alsace

Dominique Coulon, an architect renowned for his experience designing school buildings, has built a nursery school in Buhl, Alsace. The Buhl nursery school reflects elements common to many of Dominique Coulon’s previous projects, such as use of colour, references to local history, and the importance of perspective.

17-08-2016

Manuelle Gautrand and the Forum in a Saint-Louis, Alsace

Manuelle Gautrand designed a new Forum for sports, festivals and performances in Saint-Louis, Alsace. In the architecture of the Forum, Manuelle Gautrand was inspired by the urban planning of Saint-Louis, with its low houses alternating with dense housing blocks.

05-09-2012

Karawitz: passive home in France

Karawitz designs the second home recognised by the Passivhaus Institut in France, in Bessancourt. The value of the acknowledgement lies in having completed a project which is exemplary not only in terms of comfort and environmental sustainability but also in its architectural composition.

03-04-2009

Le Safran Festival Hall, S.C.P.A. Semon-Rapaport Mandataire de L'Equipe Architects, Brie Comte Robert, 2006

Suspended between a green meadow and the sky, the saffron-coloured festival hall designed by S.C.P.A. Semon-Rapaport Mandataire de L'Equipe Architects is a new landmark in the city of Brie Comte Robert, in the region of Île de France.