Du gratte-ciel « Walkie Talkie » à Londres à l’aéroport international de Carrasco en Uruguay, le portefeuille du cabinet new-yorkais Rafael Viñoly Architects comprend des centaines de projets répartis sur les cinq continents. Le dernier en date sera un nouveau terminal international à l’Aeroporto Amerigo Vespucci de Florence, la capitale de la
PlusC’est l’histoire d’un projet architectural un peu fou, une belle aventure humaine qui vient de prendre vie… À la demande du groupe Café Oz, le bateau « Ville de Bordeaux » a été entièrement réhabilité par l’agence David Dalidec pour être transformé en bar et restaurant cosy et chaleureux. Livré en décembre,
PlusThe exhibition "Tsuyoshi Tane: The Garden House" at the Vitra Design Museum Gallery is dedicated to the Tane Garden House recently built on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. With a surface area of just 15 square metres, the house combines a rooftop observation platform
PlusAn empty lot in West Oakland, California, is to be reborn as The Phoenix, a complex of 316 affordable and sustainable homes, built in modules at the factory, then trucked to the project site where they can be assembled by crane in around two weeks. The Phoenix
PlusIn the heart of Rome's Paroli district, the construction of a new, nature-inspired teaching space for the Luiss Guido Carli University has just been completed, the fruit of a fruitful collaboration between the architectural firms Alvisi Kirimoto and Studio Gemma. It complements the university's existing spaces and offers
PlusIt was a place that was home to a unique artistic and cultural adventure, on the outskirts of the Nantes metropolis. Pick Up Production, a hip-hop association, created a city within a city. 3,000 housing units are to replace this urban agora, which offered a space of freedom.
PlusIn the heart of Paris's 12th arrondissement, adjacent to the Sorbonne Nouvelle, the renovation of the former headquarters of the Office National des Forêts (ONF), created in 1976 and renamed Racine, combines with the "already there" and offers a new signal in the district: to enhance the geographical and climatic environment, in the context of the "new" building.
PlusToday, Tuesday April 18, 2023, the European Commission is launching a call for proposals for three projects: two for the reconstruction of Ukraine and one for the development of skills in the field of sustainable construction. The calls for proposals for the reconstruction of Ukraine are part of the
PlusTerra Botanica, Europe's 1st theme park dedicated to the world of plants and biodiversity, boasts some 50 events and attractions on its 22-hectare site. Among them are three areas where visitors can come to find techniques and advice on eco-friendly gardening: the Jardin sans
PlusGradhiva, the anthropology and art history journal of the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, founded in 1986 by Michel Leiris and Jean Jamin, is a forum for debate on the history and current developments of anthropology. Each issue features a thematic dossier on an original subject, such as the
PlusDesigned by architect Josep Lluís Sert for and with artists, and inaugurated in 1964 by André Malraux, the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul de Vence (06), classified as "Remarkable 20th-century architecture", is launching work on the extension of its building in 2022: a project that will expand the
PlusFrench architect Thomas Coldefy unveils the renovation project for the European Parliament in Brussels: a modernized, green building turned towards citizens, with a hemicycle directly visible from its tree-lined rooftop and open to the public. The European Parliament aims to become a "People's Parliament" open to the public.
PlusFollowing the launch of its manifesto (1), the Unisson(s) movement, supported by the New European Bauhaus, unveils its short documentary film directed by Maud Caubet and Annabelle Ledoux. The film echoes a constellation of French and international architectural approaches that integrate low-carbon as an act of creation, bringing to light
PlusThe Citizens' Climate Convention issued its proposals in June 2020. Some of these focus on reducing land artificialisation and urban change. What's more, in their 2017 report, the IPCC experts estimated that 50 to 70 % of the solutions to change
PlusMaterials, construction, electricity, heating - carbon is everywhere in the building industry, from design to use. So, the best way to reduce emissions in this sector, one of the most carbon-intensive, is first and foremost not to demolish in order to rebuild, but to conserve in order to store, and to adapt shapes and materials in order to pass on energy savings.
PlusDid you say "sobriety"? In the face of global warming and galloping urbanization, it's becoming urgent to develop energy-efficient homes and offices. Why not turn to traditional materials like earth, which is carbon-free and local? A primer on sustainable building materials, with a detailed
PlusThe planet is overheating, and some, like climatologist Jean Jouzel, are predicting that we'll soon be "toasting to a crisp". It's true that controlling greenhouse gas emissions has become a mantra, but even if we succeed, it will probably be too late. We need to
PlusOn Monday, September 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Laboratoire des Délaissés, a joint program between the Chaire de Philosophie à l'Hôpital and La preuve par 7, will be launched. The aim of this research program is to question the notion of care and the attention paid to it.
PlusNostalgie de l’enfance, refus de l’habitat classique, réflexion sur l’espace qui nous entoure, grâce de l’assemblage de matériaux bruts, il n’est pas un architecte de renom qui ne se soit frotté à l’exercice de la cabane. Editées par le galeriste Philippe Gravier, ces maisons cabanes sont réunies pour la première
PlusWhat if our homes were living beings? I don't mean smart homes in which Alexa's disembodied voice decides where to install the new lamps in the living room. I mean really alive - growing, living, breathing and even reproducing. The idea may seem far-fetched, but in the face of
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