‘Not an icon’: Swiss architects finish no-nonsense social housing scheme in Paris
This post was originally published on this site The project begun in 2014 set out to create a ‘modest and humble yet resilient and progressive’…
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Christ & Gantenbein wraps Paris social housing in “rather unexpected” steel facade
This post was originally published on this site Architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein has created a 124-metre-long block of social housing in Paris that is clad in…
Six French companies fined for nuclear bid-rigging
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers The Marcoule nuclear site is in the Gard region of southeastern France (kmaschke/CC BY-SA 2.0)…
Oversized red roof shelters Patagonian Shadow Cabin in France
This post was originally published on this site An oversized roof and wooden structure define this pavilion by Chilean studio DRAA, which aims to bring…
Ronan Bouroullec creates pared-back furnishings for 17th-century chapel in Brittany
This post was originally published on this site Following the wildfires that ravaged Brittany‘s Arrée mountains last summer, Ronan Bouroullec has reimagined the interior of…
Taiwanese battery maker gets €1.5bn to build French plant
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers The decision to site the factory in France came after talks between Vincent Yang and…
€247m to be spent on modernising motorway between France and Italy
This post was originally published on this site Joe Quirke The Frejus tunnel (Fedecandoniphoto/Dreamstime) A total of €247m in funding has been raised for modernisation…
France and Taiwan finance $3.5m Ukrainian bridge
This post was originally published on this site Joe Quirke Obolon (Kateryna Khyzhniak/Dreamstime) Taiwan has announced that a memorandum of understanding has been signed with…
Suez, Vinci to build France’s biggest-ever water treatment plant
This post was originally published on this site David Rogers Suez Group’s diagram of the Haliotis 2 site French engineer Suez Group and contractor Vinci…
Toulouse development revives 1920s aviation heydey
This post was originally published on this site Joe Quirke Images courtesy of KCAP/Lotoarchilab Dutch architect KCAP and France’s V2S Architectes have won an international…