Key Architectural Projects in France, Europe
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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 |
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| Lironde
Gardens Christian de Portzamparc  photo from the architect |
Pierre
Vives Zaha Hadid  picture from ZHA |
| ZAC
Port Marianne development Du Besset-Lyon Architectes  photo from the architect |
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NANTES Nantes Architecture Nantes Tripode Christian de Portzamparc  image from the architect Nantes Tripode NICE Nice Architecture NIMES Nimes Architecture |
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| Carré d’Art 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 |
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| Zenith
Saint-Etienne Foster + Partners  photo : Nigel Young |
Cité
du Design LIN, Finn Geipel + Giulia Andi  image from the architect |
STRASBOURG Strasbourg Architecture |
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| 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 |
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