Signal Ethique pavilion by Arnaud Huart sits atop a French mountain
This slatted wooden structure by French designer Arnaud Huart provides a beacon and landmark for visitors to the mountainous landscape of central France (+ slideshow). More
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NAS Architecture's seaside Breath Box is covered in mirrors that flap in the wind
Over 300 mirrored flaps are lifted up and down by the breeze to animate the facade of this seaside structure in La Grande Motte, France, by NAS Architecture (+ slideshow). More
Les Cascadeurs installation by Laurent Gongora interrupts the flow of a waterfall
Steel triangles protruded from a waterfall in central France to intervene with the cascade of water in this installation by artist Laurent Gongora. More
Studio Makkink & Bey furnish research centre in former Hôtel Dupanloup
Dutch design duo Studio Makkink & Bey has created a series of spatial installations inside the bedrooms of a former bishop's residence in Orléans, France. More
OMA to create contemporary art gallery for Galeries Lafayette in Paris
News: OMA has won planning permission to transform a 19th-century structure in Paris into a gallery and studio for contemporary artists, commissioned by French department store Galeries Lafayette. More
Mont Saint-Michel bridge by Dietmar Feichtinger opens to pedestrians in Normandy
Today marks the opening of a new 760-metre-long bridge leading out from the coastline of northern France to the historic Mont Saint-Michel island commune (+ slideshow). More
Daniel Buren installs mirrors and coloured glass on Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse rooftop
A year after opening as an art space, the rooftop of Modernist architect Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse building in Marseille is hosting an installation of mirrors and coloured glass by French artist Daniel Buren (+ slideshow). More
Scholten & Baijings exhibit retrospective at Villa Noailles
Dutch design duo Scholten & Baijings have curated a colourful exhibition of their own work at French arts centre Villa Noailles (+ slideshow). More
Nursery extension by h2o Architectes enveloped by a folded fabric sunshade
A folded fabric canopy helps to shade the interior of this glazed extension to a nursery in Paris by local firm h2o Architectes (+ slideshow). More
Faceted timber community centre completed by Gayet-Roger Architects
Timber slats cover the angular facades and roof of this community centre in the Bordeaux suburb of Pessac by local studio Gayet-Roger Architects (+ slideshow). More
Zoomfactor Architectes updates a city hall with a spiralling staircase
A spiralling staircase with a stripy central balustrade unites the refurbished spaces of this city hall in the French commune of Le Pré Saint-Gervais by Paris firm Zoomfactor Architectes. More
Pierre Charpin refits Appartement N°50 in Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse
An apartment at Modernist architect Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse housing block in Marseille has undergone a colourful refit by French designer Pierre Charpin (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma's Aix en Provence Conservatory of Music boasts pleated aluminium walls
Folded aluminium panels create vertical and horizontal pleats across the walls of this music conservatory and concert hall completed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma in the south of France (+ slideshow). More
Frank Gehry's Fondation Louis Vuitton gets set to open in Paris
News: Frank Gehry's arts centre for a cultural foundation established by fashion brand Louis Vuitton is nearing completion in the Jardin d'Acclimatation, Paris. More
Big and small windows balance views with privacy at Atelier Delphine Carrère's Villa Chiberta
A mixture of large and small windows puncture the cedar-clad facade of this house by French studio Atelier Delphine Carrère, to both frame views and maintain privacy (+ slideshow). More
Marjan Hessamfar & Joe Verons Associates completes child welfare facility in Paris
Golden louvred shutters add a warm contrast to the otherwise monochrome facades of this child welfare facility in Paris by French architects Marjan Hessamfar & Joe Verons Associates (+ slideshow). More
Timber pavilion by h2o Architectes stands like a "guardian" over a French vineyard
Angular timber volumes emanate from the centre of this wine-tasting pavilion in France by h2o Architectes (+ slideshow). More
Renzo Piano designs glass "organic creature" to house Pathé Foundation
These photographs show the bulbous form of Renzo Piano's almost-complete Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, which nestles within a Parisian urban block. More
Parisian suburb gets monolithic, tilting sports centre with basalt facade
This tilting sports centre by Archi5 and Tecnova Architecture has a multi-hued basalt facade and a faceted roof garden (+ slideshow). More
M/B creates spinning optical illusion at Molteni&C's Paris store
French agency M/B has designed a revolving zoetrope installation for Molteni&C's flagship store in Paris, to showcase the Italian furnishing brand's latest products (+ slideshow). More