Movie: Basket Apartments by OFIS Arhitekti
A student housing block in Paris modelled on a stack of wooden baskets features in this latest movie about the work of Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti. More
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Lascaux IV: Cave Painting Centre by Snøhetta, Duncan Lewis and Casson Mann
Here are some images of the competition-winning proposals by Snøhetta, Duncan Lewis and Casson Mann for a visitor complex at the Paleolithic cave paintings in Lascaux, France. More
Hypernuit Offices by h2o Architectes
Walls, shelves and desks are all made from piles of modular blocks at this office in Paris by French studio h2o Architectes (+ slideshow). More
Fun House by Studio UdA
Sliding blue and yellow walls hide the sleeping and storage spaces in this 1970s-inspired beach apartment in the south of France by Turin-based designers Studio UdA. More
Tour Horizons by Jean Nouvel
Here are the first photographs of Jean Nouvel's Tour Horizons, an office block in Paris that looks like a pile of three separate buildings (+ slideshow). More
Ciné 32 by Encore Heureux
This timber-clad cinema in the south of France was designed by architects Encore Heureux to evoke both the arched facades of art deco picture houses and the chevron-patterned walls of local tobacco-drying sheds (+ slideshow). More
New National Archives of France by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas
Pools of water separate offices from archives at a new building for the National Archives of France by Italian architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas (+ slideshow). More
Giraffe Childcare Centre by Hondelatte Laporte Architectes
A gigantic yellow giraffe pokes its heads out from the roof of this nursery and childcare centre in Paris by French studio Hondelatte Laporte Architectes (+ slideshow). More
Maison D by Emmanuelle Weiss
French architect Emmanuelle Weiss has added a contrasting dark brick extension to a red brick house outside Lille (+ slideshow). More
Jean Nouvel's Paris concert hall spared the axe
News: Here are the latest images of architect Jean Nouvel's Philharmonie de Paris, set to become the world's most expensive concert hall after surviving the French government's recent cull of major cultural projects (+ slideshow). More
Mervau housing by Tetrarc
French architecture practice Tetrarc has applied a camouflage print onto the walls of this social housing complex in Saint-Gilles Croix de Vie to create the impression of shadows cast by trees (+ slideshow). More
Louvre Lens by SANAA and Imrey Culbert photographed by Julien Lanoo
Slideshow feature: these images by French photographer Julien Lanoo document the opening week of the Louvre Lens, the Musée du Louvre's new sister gallery designed by Japanese architects SANAA and New York studio Imrey Culbert. More
Villa Solaire by JKA and FUGA
French architects JKA and design studio FUGA have converted a nineteenth century Alpine farmhouse in France into a holiday villa with chunky wooden cladding and cut-outs based on the shadows of other buildings (+ slideshow). More
Maison 2G by Avenier & Cornejo Architectes
French studio Avenier & Cornejo Architectes has used strips of cedar cladding to wrap every surface of this house in Orsay, France (+ slideshow). More
Urban Collage by Maison Edouard François
Gabled bungalows are scattered over the rooftops of bulky apartment blocks that are perched above rows of narrow townhouses in this social housing development outside Paris by French studio Maison Edouard François (+ slideshow). More
Cultural Centre in Nevers by Ateliers O-S Architectes
Bleachers climb over the roof of this timber-clad community centre in France by Ateliers O-S Architectes (+ slideshow). More
Flying Houses by Laurent Chéhère
The residential buildings of Paris appear to be sailing through the sky like kites in these dream-like images created by French photographer Laurent Chéhère (+ slideshow). More
Marne-la-Vallée Central University Library by Beckmann-N'Thépé Architectes
This university library in Paris by French practice Beckmann-N’Thépé Architectes has a knobbly concrete facade that looks like blocks of earth. More
Quivering wire crossing by bureau faceB wins Paris bridge competition
News: French practice bureau faceB has won a competition to design a bridge across the Seine in Paris with plans for a wobbling crossing of stretched steel cables. More
Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry by Chartier-Corbasson Architectes
The deep-framed windows of this office building by French studio Chartier-Corbasson Architectes burst through mossy walls and piles of stone beside a 100-year old mansion in Amiens. More