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White statues in landscaped park at the Palace of Versailles
Let Them Eat Landscape

Marie Antoinette’s private garden at the Palace of Versailles will get an extensive restoration

Building on top of hill
Enfin!

Steven Holl Architects-designed Loisium Alsace Hotel finally approved for construction

Tall aluminum building above trees in Arles
From Gogh to Gehry

Frank Gehry-designed Luma Arles Tower nearing completion

Photo of the New Generation Research Center
Oh Bruther

AN visits Bruther, a firm setting a new course for French architecture

an illustration by Yona Friedman showing a growing superstructure spanning a harbor
RIP

French architect and theorist Yona Friedman dies at 96

Photo collage of a black and white striped home, now on display at Villa Noailles
Célébrité Encadré

Villa Noailles indulges in the design of superstar homes

Rendering of a timber structure in France shaped like a square
Timber Takeover

France mandates public buildings be built with at least 50 percent timber

A collage of
Bâtiments Mutants

The Architectural Beast distorts architectural imagery at the FRAC Biennale

Facade rendering of the Foster + Partners proposal for the Marseilles Aeroport Provence
Up in the Air

Foster + Partners’ Marseilles airport extension flagged by environmental agency

View from highway of white-capped World Cup stadium in twilight
(Popular)ous Pitch

Here’s what you need to know about the stadium hosting the World Cup finale

Corner view of Domaine Ott's new winery
Think of the Terroir

This winery holds its own with a self-supporting limestone facade

1938–2018

Paul Andreu, French Modernist hero, has passed away

Modern office building in France
Deux Face

Aluminum complements wood in this office building’s woven skin

Musée de la Romanité by Elizabeth de Portzamparc (Nicolas Borel)
Covering the Classics

A French museum creates romance with a flowing glass tile facade

Keynote Speaker

Dominique Perrault talks about “magic mountains” and political protests at Facades+

Lascaux IV

Snøhetta masterfully creates a new museum setting for 17,000-year-old cave art

Two Good

Studio Libeskind wins competitions for two new projects in France

Le Désign Detroit

Detroit designers head to France for design biennale