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Nursed Back to Health

Avenier Cornejo architectes wrap a Parisian nursing home in Kolumba brick

paris; in other news, former Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer will remain on the Pritzker jury
Dig It Up

Daily digest: Stephen Breyer will remain on the Pritzker jury, Design Miami/ 2022 has a new Curatorial Director, and more

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Lumière Verte

France approves the controversial interior redesign of Notre Dame Cathedral

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Sacré Bleu, Quel Dommage, etc.

Plans for a modern interior at Notre Dame Cathedral incite the ire of traditionalists

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Wedge Issue

Herzog & de Meuron’s Tour Triangle is moving forward, dividing Parisians

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Mister Worldwide

Snøhetta’s Le Monde headquarters spans a rail yard with variegated glass

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If A Tree Falls...

Centuries-old oaks are coming down for the Notre Dame restoration

Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal
Building Up, Not Tearing Down

Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal win the 2021 Pritzker Prize

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Volte-face

France nixes construction of fourth terminal at Charles de Gaulle Airport

Rendering of the Champs-Élysées with newly planted corridors
In Walking Distance

Paris’s Champs-Élysées will get a pedestrian-friendly green overhaul

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Facelift For Its 50th

The “in distress” Pompidou Center will close for four-year renovation starting in 2023

Notre Dame Cathedral, sans spire, surrounded by scaffolding
It's Getting There

Melted scaffolding removed from Notre Dame Cathedral a year after its tragic fire

a high-tech building in paris with external escalators, the exterior of the Pompidou Center
Get In Those Escalator Rides While You Can

Planned renovations could close the Pompidou Center for three or more years

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Come On In, the Water’s Fine

Dive into the winning design for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics aquatic center

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A Step Forward and A Look Back

Crypt at Notre Dame Cathedral reopens for exhibition on Victor Hugo, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

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Sacre Bleu

Notre Dame Cathedral’s spire will be rebuilt to pre-fire status

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Spire Ire

Restoration work resumes at Notre Dame but spire replacement plans remain at a standstill

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A Most-Solemn Anniversaire

Officials still anticipate 2024 Notre Dame reopening date despite COVID-19 pause

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