"Social housing is not the place for minimalism" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a trio of buildings completed by David Chipperfield Architects that are part of a riverside development in Lyon, France. More
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David Chipperfield adds social housing and offices to Lyon riverside development
British studio David Chipperfield Architects has completed a social housing block, an office building and a mixed-use high-rise as part of a masterplan in Lyon led by Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron. More
F+G Architectes creates "deliberately restrained" timber stable near Lyon
French studio F+G Architectes has created a stable outside Lyon that is formed of wooden structures designed as a modern take on the area's typical agricultural buildings. More
Vurpas Architectes transforms French market with "childlike quality" into primary school
French studio Vurpas Architectes has converted a 1960s market building to create Eugénie Brazier, a primary school and nursery in Lyon. More
Masquespacio puts colourful spin on traditional Italian restaurant concept
Colourful marble accents and looming arches characterise this restaurant by Spanish studio Masquespacio, which takes cues from traditional Italian eateries. More
Tectoniques sets ochre-coloured concrete house into French hillside
Architecture studio Tectoniques has built a house from concrete dyed with ochre that emerges from the ground in Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or, France. More
Studio Razavi completes "introspective" Apartment XVII in historic Lyon neighbourhood
Studio Razavi has abandoned excessive decoration for simple plaster walls and arched niches inside this Lyon apartment, which is meant to channel a sense of calm. More
Laisné Roussel creates white mesh tower featuring two plant-covered slides
Dezeen promotion: Parisian architecture studio Laisné Roussel took cues from greenhouses to design this white metal tower filled with plants for the first architecture biennale in Lyon, France. More
Sound-amplifying stadium by Populous provides Lyon venue for Euro 2016
The firm behind the London Olympic stadium has built a new home for French football team Olympique Lyonnais, featuring an enormous fabric roof that amplifies the noise of the fans (+ slideshow). More
MVRDV to transform La Part Dieu shopping centre in Lyon
Rotterdam firm MVRDV has unveiled its plans to overhaul La Part Dieu retail complex in Lyon, which feature an "evaporating" facade and a rooftop park. More
Jakob + MacFarlane adds sinuous green skin and curved chasms to Euronews headquarters
Built in Lyon's docklands, Jakob + MacFarlane's new headquarters for international news channel Euronews features an acid-green facade punctured by two huge egg-shaped holes (+ slideshow). More
Alicja Dobrucka photographs Le Corbusier's "random and eccentric" La Tourette
Photographer Alicja Dobrucka recently stayed at and photographed Sainte Marie de La Tourette, the 1960s Dominican convent near Lyon, France, designed by Le Corbusier. We spoke to Dobrucka about her trip to the building that "looks and feels very much like a Baroque bunker" (+ slideshow + interview). More
Coop Himmelb(l)au's Musée des Confluences opens on a river peninsula in Lyon
Austrian studio Coop Himmelb(l)au has completed a faceted steel and angular glass building to house a natural history museum in Lyon, France (+ slideshow). More
Herzog & de Meuron unveil first buildings of Lyon masterplan
News: Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron have revealed designs for the first eight buildings of their 35-hectare masterplan for La Confluence, an extension of the city centre in Lyon, France (+ slideshow). More
Garden flat in Lyon photographed before and after a party
French studio Dank Architectes wanted to make this minimalist apartment they designed near Lyon look "more alive" in the photographs, so they staged scenes depicting the days before and after a messy party. More
Paul Chevallier School by Tectoniques
This wooden nursery and elementary school complex in Lyon by French architects Tectoniques has hilly rooftops carpeted with plants that feature walkways for students to explore (+ slideshow). More
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to design terminal at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport
News: London architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) have been appointed to design a new terminal at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport at Lyon in France. More
Variations On a Dark City by Espen Dietrichson
The buildings of Lyon are pulled apart in these impossible photographs by Norwegian artist Espen Dietrichson. More
Camper store in Lyon by Studio Makkink & Bey
Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey have completed a store for shoe brand Camper in Lyon with staircases that seem to go on forever. More
DI-VA House by Tectoniques
French architects Tectoniques have completed a townhouse in Lyon that is entirely black at the front but has three oversized windows at the rear. More