Today we launch Olympic Impact, a series investigating whether the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games can be the blueprint for sustainable major sporting events. Nat Barker sets out what to expect. In this series we will examine in detail how Paris has sought to minimise the environmental footprint of the games and use it as
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To kick off our Olympic Impact series, Dezeen profiles the most architecturally notable venues of the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games – where the major theme has been renovation and reuse. The city of Paris will be transformed into a giant festival of sport this summer after the Olympics begin on Friday, to
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French designer Rudy Guénaire has created the interiors of Japanese restaurant Matsuri in Paris, combining wooden furniture covered in lacquer with pastel-coloured domes informed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Located in Paris’ 16th arrondissement, the 200-square-metre restaurant was given a full redesign by Guénaire. As the menu focuses on “Japanese sushi from a Californian angle”, Guénaire
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Dutch studio OMA has completed a wide bridge across the River Garonne in Bordeaux, France, which is intended to double as a public space for the city. Designed by OMA partners Rem Koolhaas and Chris van Duijn, the Simone Veil Bridge is 549 metres long and 44 metres wide to accommodate a large pedestrianised space.
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Austrian architect Jakob Sprenger has installed 1920s plaster medallions above a large sculptural sink as the centre of skincare brand Aesop’s store in Paris. Located within a residential neighbourhood in the district of Ternes in Paris’ 17th arrondissement, Sprenger designed the store to “create a feeling of simple domesticity”. The space was designed around four
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LA studio PlayLab and construction company California Skateparks have created Checkered Future, a temporary skate bowl in front of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris for footwear brand Vans. The two-part installation spans the hill of Montmartre, where the Sacré Cœur is located, and comprises a large skate bowl at the bottom of a set of
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French studio Moreau Kusunoki Architectes and Mexican practice Frida Escobedo Studio have revealed their plans for a major overhaul of the high-tech Centre Pompidou in Paris. According to the studios, the renovation aims to improve movement and accessibility around the museum, which was designed by British architect Richard Rogers and Italian architect Renzo Piano and opened
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Step inside this luxurious Parisian apartment, masterfully designed by Maxim Simagin. The living room features plush white sofas, a grand crystal chandelier, and intricate moldings that exude timeless elegance. Rich blue accents and modern sculptures add a contemporary twist. The kitchen dazzles with sleek navy cabinetry, marble countertops, and gold fixtures, perfectly blending old-world charm […]
French architecture studios Calq and Bond Society have transformed a high-rise office building in Paris into the Pong co-working and co-living space. Originally designed by architect Marcel Roux in 1974, the building’s structure was largely retained with its distinctive, prefabricated concrete facade refurbished, in order to limit demolition “to what was strictly necessary”. “The decision to
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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. Called Les Écuries de la Roche, the building in the commune of Vourles provides space for 28 horses, alongside a clubhouse and indoor and outdoor riding arenas. It
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