Tag Paris

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.

07-03-2013

Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light exhibition

MOMA in New York is holding an exhibition entitled Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light which interprets the architect’s work as a milestone in the evolution of modern architecture.

27-02-2013

François: Residences and Eden Bio studio in Paris

Known for his study of the relationship between vegetation and architecture, Maison Edouard François redevelops a neighbourhood in eastern Paris by reclaiming historical forms of architecture and using typical local construction materials to build social housing and artists’ studios with a focus on environmental sustainability.

21-02-2013

19 Projects by Neutelings Riedijk Architects exhibition

A travelling exhibition presenting projects designed by Neutelings Riedijk Architects, founded by Willem-Jan Neutelings and Michiel Riedijk.