Snake art gallery – France
Francois Roche’s concept for converting a warehouse into a private art gallery was realized in a rear courtyard in Paris. Access is through the storage area, which has been retained in its original rough condition and leads directly to the…
Artist’s Studios Paris – France
Paris has long had a deep relationship with the lives and work of its artists. The city has been both home and inspiration to some of the greatest artists of the 19th and 20th centuries and to thousands more seeking…
The Barak House – France
Stealth house In southern France close to the village of Sommieres, a more traditional region of small individual houses, surprises the unusual appearance of the new house of M. Ami Barak. In its outside form the building reflects the morphology…
Docomomo Saving Modern Monuments – France
Some 500 architectural experts came to Paris in September 2002 to discuss the plight of a threatened species: architecture of the 20th-century Modern Movement. The 7th International DOCOMOMO Conference met in the UNESCO Headquarters designed by Marcel Breuer, one of…
Archilab Conference 2002 – France
A small French city tackled a very large topic when the fourth annual architectural conference “Archilab” met in Orléans to ponder “Earth Economics.” As in past years, the curators Marie-Ange Brayer and Béatrice Simonot offered innovative architectural research programs, exploring…
Pixelpark Office Paris – France
In July 2000, the architecture team Edge won the design competition for the new 2500 m2 Pixelpark Office in Paris. Just six months later, the company moved into its new headquarters. Edge, a two-man office made up of François Gillet…
Elementary school in Paris – France
The northeast of Paris is a very heterogeneous area. On one hand you find the town of the 19th century mixed with various constructions of the 20th. On the other hand whole blocks have been erased, sold to real estate…
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