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Architects: Reiulf Ramstad Architects
- Area: 20000 m²
- Year: 2020
Breitenbach Landscape Hotel 48° Nord / Reiulf Ramstad Architects
Boxing Club Mohamed Ali / Atelier Aconcept
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Architects: Atelier Aconcept
- Area: 650 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Installux, R Flat glass, Spurgin Leonhart
Boulevard Ney Social Housing / ITAR Architectures
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Architects: ITAR Architectures
- Area: 5200 m²
- Year: 2020
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Professionals: Oriane du Chéné
Îlot Montjoie Mixed Used Complex / Vincent Lavergne Architecture Urbanisme + Atelier Novembre
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Architects: Atelier Novembre, Vincent Lavergne Architecture Urbanisme
- Area: 15500 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Wienerberger, METAL DEPLOYE, PRB, Trimble
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Professionals: Agence Gautrand & associés, Atelier l’Epicerie, CET
Tennis Club in Strasbourg / Paul Le Quernec
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Architects: Paul Le Quernec
- Area: 2500 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: CBA, Cilia, Eiffage, Meder, Stutzmann, +2
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Professionals: Batiserf, E3 Economie
Roland-Garros Stadium Modernization / Chaix & Morel et Associés
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Architects: Chaix & Morel et Associés
- Area: 20170 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Maille Metal
Galeries Lafayette Champs-Èlysèes / Bjarke Ingels Group
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Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group
- Area: 6800 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Les Durcisseurs Francais
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Professionals: Theater Project, AR-C, BIG Interiors, Cabinet Vanguard, Setec, +1
Archives Antoni Clavé / Kengo Kuma & Associates
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Architects: Kengo Kuma & Associates
- Area: 240 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, VELUX Group, Artemide, Daikin, McNeel, +2
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Professionals: Atelier Normand
House Maison Individuelle / Perraudin Architectes
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Architects: Perraudin Architectes
- Area: 116 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Carrières de Provence
Watch 'The Iceberg' in Aarhus Turn into a Penguin Paradise in This Fun Animation
In this animated clip from French film production studio 11h45, penguins have taken over ‘The Iceberg,’ winner of ArchDaily’s 2015 Building of the Year for Best Housing Project. Imagining the building as a literal iceberg, the filmmakers envisioned the designed by SeARCH + CEBRA + JDS + Louis Paillard Architects-designed complex as an antarctic wonderland where penguins could slip, slide and dive down the structure’s sharp rooflines.
Macdonald Public Facility Complex / Kengo Kuma & Associates
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Architects: Kengo Kuma & Associates
- Area: 14799 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: EQUITONE, Metsa Woods, Knauf, Plaka, VMZINC
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Professionals: TESS, AIA, Peutz & Associes, Vulcaneo
Vigneux-Sur-Seine Housing / Margot-Duclot architectes associés
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Architects: Margot-Duclot architectes associés
- Area: 4870 m²
- Year: 2016
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Professionals: Margot-Duclot architectes associés, ERA paysagistes
Centre Hospitalier de Marne-la-Vallée / BRUNET SAUNIER
- Area: 72000 m²
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: TERRELL, CIAL, LOCOMOTION, PÉNA & PEÑA, GOLEM IMAGES, +1
Lille Métropole Commercial Court / PETITDIDIERPRIOUX Architects
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Architects: PETITDIDIERPRIOUX Architects
- Area: 2000 m²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: BECT
Hacine Cherifi Gymnasium / Tectoniques
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Architects: Tectoniques
- Area: 2740 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Veritas, Itinéraire Bis, Arborescence, Somival, Socotec, +1
Social Platform in Palaiseaus / Atelier Novembre
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Architects: Atelier Novembre
- Area: 3400 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: DV Construction, Satelec, Euro Ascenseurs, Grontmij Sechaud Bossuyt, L'épicerie, +2
Lacaton & Vassal's Lesson in Building Modestly
The French duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal are known for their delicate interventions, repurposing neglected structures with apparent effortlessness. Originally published on the Harvard Gazette website entitled "They Build, But Modestly," this article recounts the lessons which they offered students in a recent lecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Around 1980, two young architects finished their training in Bordeaux, France, and moved to Nigeria. In that African nation’s remote regions, they were inspired by the simple structures they saw amid the stark, stunning desert landscapes. The houses were open to the air, had utilitarian thatched roofs, and were made with bits of local wood. Modesty prevailed in structures that also invited beauty.
The lessons of building in Africa stayed with Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal in their Paris-based practice, Lacaton & Vassal: use what is there, stay simple, embrace open air, and honor light, freedom, and grace. They practice social architecture based on economy, modesty, and the found beauty of environments.