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Architects: architecturestudio
- Area: 17721 m²
- Year: 2011
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Novancia Business School / Architecture-Studio
Re-inventing Shoes Workshop at AAtelier Paris
The AA (Architectural Association) is one of the world’s most renowned Schools of Architecture. It offers twice a year, since 2011, AAtelier: a 10-day highly international AA visiting school in Paris. What makes this course unique in the world today is its crossover approach between architecture and fashion.
Square Vitruve / Atelier du Pont
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Architects: Atelier du Pont
- Area: 3285 m²
- Year: 2013
Boulevards in Paris: A Mathematical Success?
Since Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann began his comprehensive redesign of central Paris in the mid-nineteenth century, the Hausmann Plan has been a topic of discussion for architects, planners and social theorists. The network of wide, open boulevards lined by regular (and regulated) neoclassical buildings has come in and out of favor over the years, and now is one of the key factors in the city's popular reputation as a beautiful city.
Now though, a different set of academics have entered the conversation to offer a new way of looking at the Haussmann Plan: a group of mathematical physicists from the CEA Institute of Theoretical Physics in Gif-sur-Yvette have collaborated with a group of social scientists to analyze the changes of the Haussmann Plan using sophisticated network theory, as reported by BBC Worldwide.
Find out about their study's findings after the break
Video: Inside a Chinese, Parisian Ghost Town
This Parisian ghost town in Tianducheng, China has become the archetype of China's architectural copycat culture. Brought to light by the folks at The Atlantic Cities, this short video by German filmmaker Caspar Stracke accounts for an average day in this faux-Parisian development where less than 10,000 residents call home.
20 Social Housing in Paris / h2o architectes
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Architects: h2o architectes
- Area: 1850 m²
- Year: 2013
Legendre / Avenier Cornejo Architectes
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Architects: Avenier Cornejo Architectes
- Area: 926 m²
- Year: 2012
46 Homes in Rue du Maroc / MAAST
Plein Soleil / rh+ architecture
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Architects: Rh+ Architecture
- Area: 2560 m²
- Year: 2012
Pink Flamingo / Stephane Maupin
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Architects: Stephane Maupin
- Area: 2400 m²
- Year: 2012
Mixed-Use Building in Paris Winning Proposal / SOA Architectes
Constructing on such a vast area in the very heart of Paris, where nothing has been built yet, calls for an encounter between the remote and the present. With the challenge to produce architectural continuity and convergence to determine the new architectural style of the site, this winning proposal by SOA Architectes aims to establish familiar ties with its environment. It is not only about unveiling what is already present in the urban unconscious of the Tolbiac district but also about inventing a new way of telling its story. More images and architects' description after the break.
Social Housing / Frédéric Schlachet Architecte
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Architects: Frédéric Schlachet Architecte
- Area: 1600 m²
- Year: 2012
Tetris, social housing and artist studios / Moussafir Architectes
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Architects: Moussafir Architectes
- Area: 794 m²
- Year: 2010
Napoleon Flat / FREAKS freearchitects
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Architects: FREAKS freearchitects
- Area: 170 m²
Appartement Spectral / BETILLON / DORVAL‐BORY
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Architects: BETILLON / DORVAL‐BORY
- Area: 20 m²
- Year: 2013
Morangis Retirement Home / VOUS ETES ICI Architectes
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Architects: Vous Êtes Ici Architectes
- Area: 5315 m²
- Year: 2013
Raising of the School Choisy / Lacoudre Architectures
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Architects: Lacoudre Architectures
- Area: 15300 m²
- Year: 2012
BIG Wins Europa City Development in Paris
Danish architecture firm, BIG - led by Bjarke Ingels - has been announced as the winner of an international invited competition for the design of Europa City, a 800,000 square meter cultural, recreational and retail development in Triangle de Gonesse, France. Combining city development with an open landscape, Europa City creates a dynamic center of activity for visitors and residents, appealing to the variety of functions of city life. Europa City is situated along the route from Charles de Gaule Airport to Paris and has a wide range of programs that is part of a larger initiative to attract international tourism into the northern parts of Paris.
More on the project after the break...