Headed to the 2024 Olympics: 20 Innovative and Iconic Architectural Projects to Explore in Paris

In 1900, Paris hosted its first Olympic games. It had been the second city to host them after the first Olympics in Athens. It was also the year of the Exposition Universelle, where the city would again showcase how it remade itself anew in less than 30 years. To this day, Paris remains a hub for all sorts of architectural innovation and development through bold designs that affect how people live and new materials and techniques. It fascinatingly juxtaposes grandeur and monumentalism with its predominately baroque, “second empire,” and art nouveau works; while also pushing for designs that strive for social living reforms such as in Le Corbusier’s experimental works or Lacaton & Vassal’s considerate interventions.

It’s this openness to the world that attracts not only millions of visitors a year but also innovators and architects who have set up shop in Paris and made it their second home. Once again, the city reworks itself as mass construction, renovation, and restoration sites culminate all over the city to host international athletes at the 2024 Olympics.

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Cite: Hana Abdel. "Headed to the 2024 Olympics: 20 Innovative and Iconic Architectural Projects to Explore in Paris" 26 Jul 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1018509/paris-architecture-city-guide-20-innovative-and-iconic-projects-to-explore-during-the-2024-olympics> ISSN 0719-8884

Courtesy of Paris Media Center

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