French office Studio Razavi has inserted a multifaceted black block into the centre of an apartment in Paris, creating a new layout while also offering a contrast to Haussmann-era details (+ slideshow). More
House-shaped structures sit atop towers and are arranged around landscaped gardens at this residential development in Bordeaux by local firm Marjan Hessamfar & Joe Verons Associates (+ slideshow). More
World Heritage Corb: Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation in Marseille is one of French-Swiss architect's most recognised buildings, and is the last in our series exploring the 17 of his projects added to UNESCO's World Heritage List (+ slideshow). More
French practice Bertrand Guillon Architecture has made the most of extra height at the front of this shop in Marseille when transforming the interior into an épicerie (+ slideshow). More
World Heritage Corb: French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier's humble hosiery factory in France was one of the first buildings designed with proportions based on his innovative Modulor system, and has recently been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List (+ slideshow). More
World Heritage Corb: a 1930s apartment building in Paris designed by French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier, intended to afford residents a contemporary lifestyle, is among his projects recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage List (+ slideshow). More
French artist Mathieu Tremblin has translated scrawled graffiti into legible typography, as part of his Tag Clouds project (+ slideshow). More
Swiss artist Felice Varini has used brightly coloured paintwork to transform the rooftop of Le Corbusier's iconic Unité d'Habitation in Marseille into a huge optical illusion (+ slideshow). More
World Heritage Corb: next in our series on the 17 Le Corbusier buildings that have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List is Maison La Roche-Jeanneret in Paris – designed to provide a home for the architect's brother and a separate residence and gallery for a friend with a collection of cubist art (+ slideshow). More
World Heritage Corb: one of the most important buildings by architect Le Corbusier from the 17 that have been to UNESCO's World Heritage List is Villa Savoye, the top-heavy weekend retreat created as a Modernist version of the French country house (+ slideshow). More
World Heritage Corb: the long-neglected housing complex designed by French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier for workers of a sugar factory outside Bordeaux, recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, has found a new life as desirable apartments. More
World Heritage Corb: next up in our series on the 17 buildings by Le Corbusier that have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List is the architect's Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut, the small chapel in Ronchamp, France, that has become one of his most iconic designs. More
World Heritage Corb: next up in our series on the 17 Le Corbusier buildings that have just been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list is the Maison de la Culture, a cultural centre in Firminy, France (+ slideshow). More
World Heritage Corb: we're revisiting some of Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier's most important projects, to mark the addition of 17 of his buildings to UNESCO's World Heritage list. First up is his seaside holiday cabin, Cabanon, on the Côte d'Azur in France – a tiny building tied to some of the most important moments in the architect's life. More
Hot pink and orange paintwork accentuate niches in the wooden facade of this school designed by French office Dominique Coulon & Associés for the Parisian suburb of Colombes (+ slideshow). More
Today is Bastille Day, a French national holiday that celebrates the country's reinvention as a republic. It commemorates the storming of the Bastille in Paris on 14 July 1789 – a symbolic moment for the French Revolution.
We're joining the celebrations with a look back at some of the best French houses from our archive, including a dilapidated barn turned into a holiday home using traditional hemp-based plaster (pictured) and a villa designed to look like a bump in the landscape. See more French houses on Dezeen »
French designer Philippe Starck has teamed up with architect pal Luc Arsène-Henry to create a cellar for a Bordeaux wine estate, designed to to look like a "raw metal blade plunged in the terroir" (+ slideshow). More
An aluminium foam staircase doglegs up the centre of Italian jewellery brand Repossi's flagship store, designed by Dutch architecture firm OMA on Paris' exclusive Place Vendôme (+ slideshow). More
This huge bulbous building by XTU Architects creates a wine museum on the Bordeaux riverfront (+ slideshow). More
French firm SCAU designed the undulating fibreglass roof of Marseille's football stadium, which is set to host the UEFA Euro 2016 semi-final between France and Germany this Thursday (+ slideshow). More