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Onion Pinch & Napping Pod Projects at Cite' de l'architecture et du Patrimoine

Cite’ de l’architecture et du Patrimoine: Architecture for Children in Paris, France, in collaboration with Eduardo Benamor Duarte, is hosting an event showing two projects: Onion Pinch and Napping Pod which started December 8th, 2010 and runs until February 27th.
Onion Pinch is a cork installation originally conceived in occasion of the Digital Primitive Event proposed as a parallel event of the Lisbon Biennial Experimental Design.
The design is a Babies and Adult Rest Station designed for the Cais du Sodre Lisbon Subway Station.
Napping pod is a proposal for boarding schools and collective napping spaces. Imagine a branching tree, a babies tree, babies growing in the space like flowers and fruits. More images and project descriptions after the break.
H&E Housing / David Elalouf Architecte

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Architects: David Elalouf Architecte
- Area: 7260 m²
- Year: 2008
National Business School / Barré Lambot Architectes + T. Roze and B. Carrie architects

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Architects: Barré Lambot Architectes, T. Roze and B. Carrie architects
- Area: 9464 m²
- Year: 2009
Orthodox Center / Atelier Zündel & Cristea

French architects Atelier Zündel & Cristea shared with us their project Orthodox Center, which includes an orthodox church, cultural center and offices. More images and architect’s description after the break.
AD Classics: Paris Opera / Charles Garnier
28 Social Housing In Paris / KOZ Architectes

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Architects: KOZ Architectes
- Area: 440 m²
- Year: 2010
Showroom in Champs-Elysees / Pascal Grasso Architectures
Apartment in Paris / Pascal Grasso Architectures

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Architects: Pascal Grasso Architectures
- Area: 280 m²
- Year: 2011
Fire Station and Technical Municipal Equipments / Jean-Marc Ibos and Myrto Vitart

French architects Jean-Marc Ibos and Myrto Vitart shared with us their mixed use project which includes a stadium, parking, workshops and administration of the TAM; sheds for trucks, workshops, services and administrative areas, sportroom, restaurant and bedrooms for 50 firemen. More images and architect’s description after the break.
AD Classics: National Library of France / Dominique Perrault Architecture

On the banks of the river Seine, just east of the Île de la Cité and downtown Paris, stand the four glittering towers of the National Library of France. Bent around the outskirts of a public esplanade, these towers are Dominique Perrault’s modern take on the age-old Parisian tradition of monumental public architecture. The project is both volume and void, enclosure and exposure, a juxtaposition of contrasting ideas that is as reverent of its place in a thousand-year-old legacy as it is deliberately self-critical.
Offices and Municipal Equipments / Jean-Marc Ibos and Myrto Vitart

French architects Jean-Marc Ibos and Myrto Vitart shared with us their winning project for the Offices and Municipal Equipments in Porte D’Ivry, Paris, France. More images and architect’s description after the break.
AD Classics: Parc de la Villette / Bernard Tschumi Architects

As part of an international competition, 1982-83, to revitalize the abandoned and undeveloped land from the French national wholesale meat market and slaughterhouse in Paris, France, Bernard Tschumi was chosen from over 470 entries including that of OMA/Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid, and Jean Nouvel.
Russian Orthodox Church and Cultural Center / FREAK freearchitects

The french team of FREAK freearchitects have shared with us their recent international competition entry for a Russian Orthodox Church and Cultural Center in Paris. Additional images and a brief description after the jump.
Seguin Island / Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Jean Nouvel was chosen as the lead urban architect and coordinator for the Seguin Island project in July of 2009. Here we are sharing with you the Ateliers Jean Nouvel team master plan for Seguin Island in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
A diverse group of programs will make up the spaces, total surface area of 300,000 sqm, including cultural, retail, social facilites, parks, gardens, terraces serving as a destination for both residents and tourists. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2010 and final completion is expected for the end of 2023.
Follow the break for a video and renderings by Ateliers Jean Nouvel.
Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel Location: Seguin Island, Boulogne-Billancourt, France Project Area: 300,000 sqm Renderings: Courtesy of Ateliers Jean Nouvel
White & Shiny at the Champs Elysées / S.DREI Architektur
34 Social Housing Units In Bondy / Atelier Du Pont
A Canopy and a Pavilion at Porte des Lilas / Matthieu Gelin & David Lafon

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Architects: Matthieu Gelin & David Lafon
- Area: 252 m²
- Year: 2009
















