Tag Paris

11-02-2014

Architecture for books.

A tour of European bookshops where contemporary and modernist architects have taken over the spaces of old churches, theatres and railway stations to create bookshops that are worth visiting even if you don’t want to buy any books. Firmin, the mouse in Sam Savage’s book, symbolically represents this magical process of cultural nourishment fed by the words and images contained in books which are, in turn, found in places where architecture places a primary role.

11-06-2013

Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes exhibition

MoMa hosts a complete exhibition of the works of Le Corbusier the architect, interior designer, artist, urban planner, writer and photographer.

24-05-2013

Exhibition: A passion for Jean Prouvé, from Furniture to the Home

Maison Metropole is an example of nomadic architecture by Jean Prouvé, currently on exhibit in Turin.

08-05-2013

Pottgiesser: Maison L, living units surrounded by greenery

French architect Christian Pottgiesser experiments with a new kind of dwelling for a family living in the countryside outside Paris, combining architecture with greenery. The project’s form and composition allow the concrete construction to fit into the big garden like a work of contemporary art.

01-05-2013

Crystal Box, first housing project built as part of the City of Paris Climate Plan.

French-based practice, Atelier du Pont designed Crystal Box – a small block of eight units.

29-03-2013

Bill Brandt Shadow and Light Exhibition

MOMA dedicates an exhibition to Bill Brandt, the 20th century modernist photographer.

27-03-2013

François: “Urban college”, social housing in France

Champigny-sur-Marne, near Paris, sees the completion of the Urban Collage complex, designed by Maison Edouard François. The architect is famous in France and worldwide for his green architecture. Here, as in his recent work in the area of Les Vignoles in the capital, François reflects on the existing types of buildings present on site: his new social housing is a project that derives from the overlap of forms already present in the town’s memory.

12-03-2013

Future : Architettura e(s)t Paysage exhibition. stARTT practice

The Italian Cultural Institute of Paris is presenting 8 recent projects by the stARTT group of architects to the French public.