Daab Design clads French cabin with scorched pine wood
Planks of scorched wood clad the exterior of Pine Nut Cabane, a wooden retreat in the south of France designed by London studio Daab Design with cabin manufacturer Moustache Bois. More
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Maison&Objet latest 2022 design event to be postponed
Organisers of the Maison&Objet design fair in Paris have announced that its January event will be postponed until March due to a surge in coronavirus cases across Europe. More
Laurent Taïeb transforms Louvre Post Office into Hôtel Madame Rêve in Paris
A luxury hotel with sweeping views across the rooftops of Paris has been built within a historic building close to the Louvre that once served as a post office. More
Foster + Partners layers coloured concrete to create Narbo Via museum in France
Layers of coloured concrete that resemble rock stratifications enclose the Narbo Via museum designed by British architecture studio Foster + Partners in southern France. More
Java Architecture extends Parisian home with polycarbonate-clad tower
French studio Java Architecture has renovated and extended a ruined stone house in Paris with a wooden tower that is clad in polycarbonate panels. More
Controversy over Notre-Dame restoration reignites as plans for "Disney" interiors emerge
The row over how the fire-gutted Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris should be restored has restarted as plans to give the interior a tourist-friendly makeover are emerging. More
Herzog & de Meuron's Tour Triangle set to begin construction in Paris
The Tour Triangle skyscraper designed by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron is finally set to begin construction in Paris after 15 years in the making, amid a last-ditch attempt to stop it by the building's critics. More
Foster + Partners nestles Le Dôme winery in French vineyards
The medieval commune St Emilion forms the backdrop to a low-lying winery that British architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed for French wine producer Le Dôme. More
Bruno Gaudin Architectes creates university library in France with colonnaded "wind tower"
French studio Bruno Gaudin Architectes has completed a library clad in thin, grey bricks at the entrance to Paris Nanterre University. More
Kengo Kuma to add contemporary entrance to gothic cathedral in Angers
Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has unveiled plans for a contemporary entrance gallery to protect the sculptural doorway at Angers Cathedral, France. More
Golden cinema in France by Antonio Virga evokes the age of "monumental" movie theatres
French practice Antonio Virga Architecte has used perforated brickwork and gold metal to wrap a cinema building in Cahors, France, which filters light onto the surrounding public square at night. More
Nine wooden cabins from Lake Annecy Cabin Festival
Festival organiser Philippe Burguet picks nine of his favourite wooden structures from this year's Cabin Festival, including a Japanese-style cabin and a playful teepee-shaped cabin with a swinging hammock. More
MVRDV slots red-walled courtyard into irregularly shaped French housing
Architecture studio MVRDV has completed the Ilot Queyries housing development in Bordeaux, France, which folds around a large red courtyard. More
Christo and Jeanne-Claude's wrapped Arc de Triomphe opens to the public
L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped, an installation designed by the late artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, has opened to the public in Paris. More
Christo and Jeanne-Claude's wrapped Arc de Triomphe nears completion in Paris
The first photos of l'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped installation by late artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been revealed ahead of its official opening in Paris. More
Eileen Gray's E-1027 villa reopens on the Côte d'Azur following extensive restoration
Eileen Gray's E-1027 modernist house in the south of France and Le Corbusier's holiday home Cabanon next to it have reopened following a five-year renovation. More
JCPCDR Architecture uses oak wood throughout Paris Dental Studios
A curved wooden panel runs throughout this dental practice by Paris-based architecture studio JCPCDR Architecture. More
Lemoal Lemoal completes first public building in France to be made from hempcrete
Paris studio Lemoal Lemoal has used hempcrete blocks to build the Pierre Chevet sports centre in France, which the studio believes is the country's first public building built from the biomaterial. More
Emmanuelle Simon designs "welcoming" Parisian bakery
Interior architecture studio Emmanuelle Simon used arched shelving coves, sandy tones and rounded furniture in the Liberté bakery in Paris. More
Barrault Pressacco uses hempcrete to create social housing in Paris
Architecture firm Barrault Pressacco used biomaterials including wood and hempcrete to construct this mixed-use building that references traditional Parisian apartment blocks. More