Paris: The Latest Architecture and News
Tiffany Temporary Store Paris / OMA
Golden Tower Apartments / Ignacio Prego Architectures
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Architects: Ignacio Prego Architectures
- Area: 10617 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Collectif Siamo , Collectif Tournesol , Collectif WAO , Initiatives Solidaires , Pimp your waste , +1
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Professionals: Bouygues Habitat Social, Elan, Mazet & Associés
MVRDV and The Why Factory Exhibit Architecture and Urban Activism in their Paris Office
MVRDV and The Why Factory's have collaborated on an exhibition that explores the principles of "architecture and urbanism calls to action”. Titled "Agir", the exhibition is open to the public since June 9th, in the connected spaces of the ArchiLib Gallery and MVRDV’s Paris office. The exhibition takes its name from the French verb meaning “act”, and examines the activist works of MVRDV and The Why Factory, revealing its capacity to address a wide variety of environmental and social challenges.
54 Montaigne Facade Intervention / FRESH Architectures
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Architects: FRESH Architectures
- Area: 2100 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Bellapart
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Professionals: Savills, AE75, ALTO Ingénierie, Rousseau&Dapelo
Christo’s Early Works to Be Exhibited at the Gagosian Gallery in Paris
Gagosian Gallery Paris has announced an exhibition dedicated to Christo, presented in collaboration with the artist’s estate. Featuring sculptures made in Paris between 1958 and 1963, the exhibition features the earliest examples of Christo’s wrapped objects and barrel structures, many of which are exhibited for the first time, along with key works from his rarely shown Surfaces d’Empaquetage and Cratères series. The exhibition is open to the public on June 10, displayed across two floors of Gagosian’s rue de Ponthieu gallery, near Christo’s first Paris studio.
Barcelona Prepares Climate Shelters to Keep Residents Cool During the Summer Months
Cities across the Northern Hemisphere are preparing for the upcoming summer months, which are expected to be warmer and drier than average. The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts warns about temperatures rising above the norm in central and southern Europe this summer. Similarly, the forecast for the Unites States predicts hotter weather and below-average rainfall likely to fuel a megadrought. This poses threats for citizens, especially in larger cities, where heat-absorbing asphalt and waste heat generated by energy use create a “heat-island” effect. It translates to temperatures being up to 10°F (5.6°C) warmer in cities compared to the surrounding natural areas.
French Architect Renée Gailhoustet Receives the 2022 Royal Academy Architecture Prize
French architect Renée Gailhoustet has been awarded the 2022 Royal Academy Architecture Award for her pioneering work designing public housing and neighborhoods in and around Paris. The award is given annually by London's Royal Academy to individuals or practices whose idea or body of work has positively contributed to the public.
Gambetta Apartment / Jean Benoît Vétillard Architecture
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Architects: Jean Benoît Vétillard Architecture
- Area: 100 m²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: Atelier Anton, Atelier FrFr, Seats please
Street and Garden Apartments / rh+ architecture
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Architects: rh+ Architecture
- Area: 1100 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: FARO Barcelona, Linea Light Group, Zangra, Zumtobel
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Professionals: Cotec Ingénerie, Brezillon
Morland Mixité Capitale / David Chipperfield Architects + CALQ
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Architects: CALQ, David Chipperfield Architects
- Area: 63500 m²
- Year: 2022
50 Avenue Montaigne Transformation / FRESH Architectures
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Architects: FRESH Architectures
- Area: 15400 m²
- Year: 2022
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Professionals: JLL France, Bollinger + Grohmann Ingenieuere, ALTO Ingénierie, Peutz, RF Studio, +2
Icicle Store / Bernard Dubois
Colored Aluminium Struts for Paris’s Newest Skyscraper
Overtaking the Tour First skyscraper, the 48-story, 220-meter HEKLA Tower will be the tallest building in Paris’s La Défense business district, as well as the second tallest building in all of France. Currently under construction and designed by Pritzker prize-winning Jean Nouvel, it is set to become a powerful architectural statement. Due to complete this 2022 in the midst of the sector’s redevelopment program, the futuristic skyscraper spreads over 76,000 sqm of floor area distributed in offices, services, lobbies, an amphitheater, projection rooms, performance halls, restaurants, bars, gyms and loggias. All of this with the aim of providing a unique user experience with vast, flexible workspaces that promote interaction and well-being.
When Paris Eliminates Cars, Will Other Cities Follow Suit?
Paris has been making headlines for years with its aggressive steps to anti-car, pro-pedestrian urban improvements. Faced with increasing issues around air pollution and an attempt to reclaim streets for alternate modes of transit, as outlined in their proposed plan for a 15-minute city, the French capital is seen as a leader in future-forward urbanist strategies. Recently, their department of transportation set a deadline for their lofty goals of eliminating traffic from its roads. In just two years from now, in time for the French capital to host the Olympics, Paris plans to ban non-essential traffic from its city center, effectively eliminating around 50% of vehicular mobility. What does this plan look like? And how might other cities use this strategy to eliminate their own urban issues?
Jaurès Petit Housings / archi5
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Architects: archi5
- Area: 4874 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Minco, Sivalbp, elZinc
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Professionals: Ateec, EVP, Atelier Roberta, Cap Horn Solutions, Albert & Co, +1