French Buildings : Information + Photos

Diriger aux Bâtiments de Francais We have 2 pages of French Architecture selections with links to hundreds of individual project pages. This page lists key buildings in the major cities. The second page (linked below in bold) lists key buildings outwith the major cities. We aim to select projects that are either of top quality or interesting or ideally both. We've selected what we feel are the key French Buildings, in chronological order: Eiffel Tower, Paris (1889) Villa Savoie, Poissy (1929) Villa Stein, Garches (1927) Unité d'Habitation, Marseille (1952) Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955) Maisons Jaoul, Neuilly-sur-Seine (1956) La Tourette Monastery, Lyon (1957) Pompidou Centre, Paris (1976) The Pantheon, Paris (1790) The Louvre Museum Pyramid, Paris (1989) Arab du Monde lnstitute, Paris (1988) Carré d'Art, Nîmes (1993) Millau Viaduct, Gorge du Tarn (2005) Comments on the selection welcome. These are not selected due to their fame - we've left out the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe - but because each in its way achieved a milestone and signified strong creative achievement. We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and competitions across France. OTHER - IE OUTWITH MAJOR CITIES French Architecture Key Contemporary French Architecture Developments: Arranged by city / area alphabetically - with the capital first PARIS Paris Buildings Bibliothèque Nationale Dominique Perrault Architects picture © Georges Fessy / DPA / ADAGP C42 Citroen display building Manuelle Gautrand photo : Philippe Ruault Centre George Pompidou Richard Rogers / Renzo Piano photo © Adrian Welch Cite des Sciences architecture Ian Ritchie Architects photograph : Ian Ritchie Architects ENERGY + office building SOM Architects image: pmBdesign Institut du Monde Arabe Jean Nouvel, Architect picture © Adrian Welch Maison de L'UNESCO Marcel Breuer & Pier Luigi Nervi image © Isabelle Lomholt MBA Building Paris David Chipperfield Architects picture : David Chipperfield Architects Musée du Louvre various architects photo © Adrian Welch Musée du quai Branly Jean Nouvel, Architect picture © Isabelle Lomholt Pajol sports centre Brisac Gonzalez Architects photo: Sally Spencer Davies The Phare Morphosis image from the architect Pyramide du Louvre I.M. Pei & Partners image © Adrian Welch Renaissance Paris Wagram Hotel Atelier Christian de Portzamparc image from the architect Sacre Coeur Paris - picture © Isabelle Lomholt Société Générale tower Atelier Christian de Portzamparc picture from the architect Tour Carpe Diem building Robert A.M. Stern Architects image : studio amd for Robert A.M. Stern Architects Tour Eiffel Gustave Eiffel photo © Adrian Welch Tour Montparnasse : French skyscraper Paris Architects French Architecture - continued: BORDEAUX Bordeaux Architecture Maison at Bordeaux Rem Koolhaas French house photo: Hans Werlemann Bordeaux house CANNES Cannes Architecture GRENOBLE Grenobles Buildings GMCD Building, Grenoble Hérault Arnod Architectes building image : Labtop-rendering GMCD Grenoble LILLE Lille Buildings LIMOGES Limoges Architecture Concert Hall building Bernard Tschumi Architects photo : Christian Richters Limoges concert hall LYON Lyon Buildings Docks Quay Rambaud Odile Decq Benoît Cornette image © Odile Decq – Labtop Lyons Docks building MARSEILLES Marseilles Developments METZ Metz Buildings MONTPELLIER Montpellier Buildings Lironde Gardens Christian de Portzamparc photo from the architect Pierre Vives Project Zaha Hadid picture from ZHA ZAC Port Marianne development Du Besset-Lyon Architectes photo from the architect   NANTES Nantes Architecture Nantes Tripode Buildings Christian de Portzamparc image from the architect Nantes Tripode NICE Nice Architecture NIMES Nimes Architecture   Carré d’Art Building Foster + Partners photo : Nigel Young, Foster & Partners Carre d’Art Nimes Max’s house in a small lake, nr Nîmes Antonino Cardillo image from the architect Nîmes house RENNES Multiplex Europalaces Gaumont Christian de Portzamparc image from the architect Rennes building SAINT-ETIENNE Saint-Étienne Architecture   Zenith Saint-Etienne Building Foster + Partners photo : Nigel Young Cité du Design LIN, Finn Geipel + Giulia Andi image from the architect STRASBOURG Strasbourg Architecture   Hoenheim Nord Terminus Zaha Hadid Architects image from the architect New General Building of Council of Europe Art & Build Architect picture from the architect Zenith Music Hall Strasbourg Massimiliano Fuksas Architecture photo : Moreno Maggi