Tag Archives: France

Interview with French architect Edouard François

During Vis-à-vis Architecture, the famous french architect Edouard François was invited by the Embassy of France in Ottawa. Before giving a speech at the conference, we had the chance to ask him a few questions about his work and his stay in the capital city of Canada. Here is the English version of the interview. […]

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Museum in Etaples

Étaples or Étaples-sur-Mer is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a fishing and leisure port on the Canche river. by CAAU

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Offices at Toulon France

DCNS offices at Toulon by Cirmad / A+ Architecture

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A building that is a play – TAAT

HALL01 is the first in the series of 32 sub projects that work towards the building that is a theatre play and the theatre play that is a building (HALL03). HALL01 is presented at the SAM decorfabriek, a large industrial space once used by Mosa, a tile producing company, which also served as the setting […]

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Didier Fiuza Faustino

El trabajo del “Bureau des Mésarchitectures” mutuamente evoca el arte de la arquitectura y la arquitectura del arte, utilizando indistintamente los géneros de un modo tal modo que resume una actitud ética y política sobre las condiciones para la construcción de un lugar en el tejido sociocultural de la ciudad. by obsmurcia by  citysoninfo

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The Georges Pompidou Centre – An Overview

Centre Georges Pompidou (French pronunciation, commonly shortened to Centre Pompidou; also known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture by the architects Richard Rogers and Renzo […]

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Mistassini Theatre by Paul Laurendeau

In 2006, Paul Laurendeau Architect won the national architecture competition to design the 491-seat Dolbeau-Mistassini Theatre, in joint venture with Jodoin Lamarre Pratte & Ass. Architectes. The building is strategically located in the centre of the city of Dolbeau-Mistassini. It represents a new major cultural institution. Its main street facade uses elements found in theatre language: […]

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Frank Gehry: From 1990, defending a vision for architecture

Speaking at TED in 1990, the not-yet-legendary architect Frank Gehry takes a whistlestop tour of his work to date, from his own Venice Beach house to the under-construction American Center in Paris. In this 50-minute slideshow (before TED’s 18-minute limit), Gehry explains the site-specific nature of his buildings — context he felt was lost in […]

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The European Parliament

Learn about the Symbolism of the architecture of the Strasbourg European Parliament. More >>> post by valmal88

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The House of Jean Prouvé

Jean Prouvé  was a French metal worker, self-taught architect and designer. His main achievement was transferring manufacturing technology from industry to architecture, without losing aesthetic qualities. His design skills were not limited to one discipline. During his career Jean Prouvé was involved in architectural design, industrial design, structural design and furniture design. Prouvé was born […]

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Interview with Christian de Portzamparc

Christian de Portzamparc (French pronunciation: ​[kʁistjɑ̃ də pɔʁtzɑ̃paʁk]; born 5 May 1944) is a French architect and urbanist. He graduated from the École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris in 1970 and has since been noted for his bold designs and artistic touch; his projects reflect a sensibility to their environment and to urbanism that […]

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