On 14 June in Paris, Citéco is opening Europe's first interactive museum dedicated to the economy. In the heart of the Gaillard Hotel, a masterpiece of neo-Renaissance architecture and former branch of the Banque de France, Citéco is deploying a permanent exhibition covering more than 2,400 m2 offering a fun and educational access to the concepts,
PlusThe Société du Grand Paris presents the "Horizon 2030" pavilion at the first Biennial of Architecture and Landscape in the Paris Region (Bap!) From May 3 to July 13, 2019 in Versailles, the "Horizon 2030" pavilion will showcase the ambition and projects of the Grand Paris Express in terms of architecture,
PlusWhat if architecture could be thought and designed to foster and promote mental and physical well-being within living and working spaces? An innovative approach that could well lead to new architectural thinking. Plato's ideas on universal beauty and geometric proportion,
PlusTwelve months after the launch of a major national plan, the energy renovation of buildings seems to be at a standstill, according to the Cler - Network for Energy Transition. In the face of the current climate change, it is urgent that acceleration strategies and concrete responses are implemented, in particular
PlusThe innovative architectural projects presented on January 17th for the 8th edition of the Fondation Jacques Rougerie 2018 international architecture competition had to be in one of these two universes: SPACE, a field of technological developments and applications that are essential for the future of our civilization (which has been the subject of
PlusHaute Agora, a study carried out by the architect Jean-Christophe Quinton (1) with engineers from the Bollinger + Grohmann office, proposes an exhibition that explores the potential of large structures to accommodate human activities. The project simultaneously combines and imagines new technical systems that are more virtuous, more economical in terms of materials, and more efficient.
PlusMore than ever, our societies need to look towards the future. These projections towards a world in the making must allow us to move towards a construction that is desirable and meaningful for the greatest number of people. The 8th edition of the Jacques Rougerie Foundation 2018 international architecture competition traces its
PlusArtists/Architects tandems: the first works of art for the future Grand Paris Express stations unveiled Building a major collection of public art, architecture and urban innovation on a metropolitan scale is the aim of a major programme to highlight "alliance projects between artists and architects in several dozen of
PlusWhen a city architect, coming from the North, and a Mediterranean landscape gardener, rooted in his Provençal land, compare their visions of the garden, what elements and lessons can we draw from them? First of all, a book, "Minéral-Végétal - Deux visions du jardin" in which for Jean Mus as for Jean-Michel Wilmotte, it is
PlusThe plant, a social project or the delicate art of reconciling town planning and landscape In the relationship of cities to landscape, it is the status of architecture as an object, i.e. independent of the landscape context, that has dominated from the modern movement and still dominates the majority of the
PlusIn 1889, the architect Camillo Sitte declared that "All the principles of the art of building cities can be summed up in the fact that a city must offer its inhabitants both security and happiness" (1). Today, in 2018, the quality of urban development is still helping to create
PlusPrincipalement alimentée par les mobilités – migrations et exode rural – la croissance urbaine mondiale affiche depuis le milieu du XXe siècle un rythme soutenu. Près de 70 % de la population vivra en ville d’ici 2050, selon l’ONU. C’est-à-dire dans moins d’une génération. La croissance rapide et incontrôlée de la
PlusA Manufacture (of weapons), a plain (Achilles), a factory (of innovation), laboratories (of innovative uses and practices), a large factory (creative), platforms (technological), hotels (with project), a village (by CA), a centre (of Knowledge for Innovation), a concierge, incubators, accelerators...and even a Mixer! It all starts
PlusFace au réchauffement climatique amplifié par l’emballement de l’urbanisation et des transports, l’Ile-de-France ressent le besoin vital de plusieurs larges îlots de fraîcheur ; il est encore possible de sauvegarder un tel îlot tout de suite dans une des plus belles boucles de la Seine : l’Ile Seguin. Tous les amoureux
PlusSpanish architects and French agricultural engineers present a project that could well change the future of big cities: growing vegetables along the walls. They are converting blind walls into vertical vegetable gardens in the most environmentally friendly way possible using recycled materials and the
PlusLes maisons en béton imprimées en 3D poussent comme des champignons. A la pointe de l’innovation, et au croisement de l’architecture, de la robotique et de la science des matériaux, c’est le projet Milestone, porté par l’Université de Technologie d’Eindhoven aux Pays-Bas et quatre acteurs supplémentaires dont le groupe français Saint Gobain
PlusL’Union Nationale des Entreprises du Paysage (Unep), en partenariat avec Hortis, les responsables d’espaces nature en ville, dévoile ce jour les résultats d’une nouvelle étude menée dans le cadre de l’Observatoire des villes vertes. Pour cette 6e enquête, le panel a été interrogé sur la place des infrastructures vertes dans
PlusA l’heure de la mobilisation nationale de la profession des architectes contre les dispositions de la loi Elan et ses nombreuses mesures qui bafouent l’intérêt public de l’architecture, certains réseaux professionnels rappellent que le logement joue un rôle essentiel dans la substance de nos vies et que le concours, territoire
PlusDans la problématique énergie-climat, le secteur du bâtiment (résidentiel et tertiaire) présente une particularité : parmi les divers secteurs de consommation d’énergie, il est proportionnellement moins émetteur de GES (1) que consommateur d’énergie. Ces performances relativement bonnes en termes de lutte contre le changement climatique sont à pondérer par une
PlusFace aux Arènes bimillénaires, en plein centre de Nîmes, le nouveau Musée de la Romanité ouvre ses portes le 2 juin 2018. Bâtiment contemporain conçu par Elizabeth de Portzamparc, ce nouveau musée au rayonnement international constitue un splendide écrin pour présenter au public quelque 5 000 œuvres patrimoniales, dont la valeur
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