PIDUD Challenging Urbanism – France
How should the rapid changes in 21st-century society influence the methods of urban planners? How can planners promote sustainable development in light of population shifts from traditional city centers? To answer such questions, the French research organization Sustainable Urban Development…
Constructing an elegant bridge – France
Eight years after the team of Feichtinger Architects, consulting engineers RFR and Sepia was declared the winner of the competition for a new pedestrian bridge over the River Seine, the Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir was finally inaugurated in July 2006….
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…
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…
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…
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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