Paris Air Terminal Collapse Report – France
On May 23, 2004, a portion of roof at the Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris collapsed, killing four travelers and injuring three more. Ten months later, an investigation of the innovative vault construction has resulted in a report…
Fire Station Living de Paris – France
There’s a newcomer to an otherwise typical Parisian suburban landscape of highways, railway lines, factories, and housing. In the fast-growing town of Nanterre, a fire station has become a new landmark, with a copper-colored facade that changes with the daylight….
Centre National de la Danse – France
In September 2004, the French Centre National de la Danse (National Dance Center) opened the doors of its “new” headquarters to students, professionals, and the public. Situated in Pantin, a town just northeast of Paris, the rejuvenated 1960s-era building symbolizes…
Paris Plage 2003 – France
During France’s traditional August vacation period, part of the riverside roadway in Paris‘ inner city was blocked off to traffic and handed over to strollers and roller-skaters. As during last year, the “Paris Plage” project was created again, an inner-city…
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…
Hadid’s Bergisel Ski Jump – Austria
Cobra, high-heeled shoe, golf club… Quite a few nicknames have emerged for the new Bergisel Ski Jump since its opening in September 2002. Time will tell if one of these nicknames will stick, but already the ski jump by the…
Office space in New York and London – USA/GB
Office Claydon Heeley Jones Mason – Ushida Findlay specialize in surrealistic interiors. Their latest work, for Claydon Heeley Jones Mason, is an office which differs markedly from the typical office space. The advertising agency wanted their London headquarters to leave…
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…
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