Located in the Compans-Caffarelli neighbourhood, just steps away from the historic center and the Basilica of Saint-Sernin, the project involves converting a mono-functional and isolated site into a vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood, open to the city, while enhancing the historic ramparts and complying with the latest environmental standards.
Around a new 5,000 m² public park, family and student housing, shops, offices, and a healthcare center will take shape. Combining rehabilitations with new constructions, the project is designed with strong environmental commitments: low-carbon materials, bioclimatic design, creation of cooling islands, and soil de-artificialization.
Shaded waterfront promenades, a marina, retail spaces, landscaped parkland, and the extension of the Grimaldi Forum complement top-end residential developments —apartment buildings and villas— to create a new six-hectare district, the greenest in the Principality, representing a 3% increase in its territory.
Situated between Orly Airport and the Rungis International Market, across the municipalities of Orly and Thiais, the station marks the first stage in the major urban transformation of this former industrial zone. Its role is embodied in the architecture itself, through a vault that opens onto the cardinal points, symbolizing new axes of development. Lyes Hammadouche’s installation Inside Out)— four satellite-like clocks in suspension—highlights the unfolding of time, both immediate and long-term.
Entrepreneurs, executives, creatives, and investors gathered for the 9th edition of Europe’s largest entrepreneurial event. The agenda featured conferences and shared experiences on innovation, international business, and new technologies, under this year's theme of PRIDE, featuring numerous political figures and major industry players.
Along with Guillaume Delbar, Mayor of Roubaix, representatives from the Hauts-de-France Prefecture, the European Metropolis of Lille, and the City of Tourcoing, teachers and students explored and took over their new spaces.
Located on the edge of Roubaix and Tourcoing, at the heart of the Plaine Images, a former industrial wasteland now dedicated to French excellence in digital imaging and cinema, the building serves as both a school and a lively student hub.
Once a storage facility for "colonial commodities" built in 1824, the dilapidated building was at risk of demolition in the early 1980s. The intervention, intended to be as minimal as possible, aimed to preserve the basilican structure of the complex, in keeping with the original
Construction in progress, and the recent site visit by our team in China celebrated the completion of the central corridor’s roof structure.
Published by Archibooks Editions.
The hotel is no longer just a place to stay; it opens up sustainably to the city and plays a role in the community.
1st Prize: Marine Szymczak
2nd Prize: Lou Randé and Juliette Escot
3rd Prize: Anissa Le Scornet and Enora Cloitre
4th Prize: Adboul Moumine Ide Seyni and Moussa Kaboré
5th Prize: Tevi Allan Mensah
Written by Philip Jodidio –editor-in-chief of Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years and author of numerous articles and books on contemporary architecture– the volume revisits the projects that have marked the agency’s history, from its founding projects to major competitions, including winning the Silver Square in 1992 for the L'Oréal project.
This monograph is published in English by Images Publishing.