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Diriger aux Bâtiments de Paris The capital of France is a renowned city for architecture. Celebrated architects that lived or worked here include Le Corbusier, Perrault and Nouvel. The city has strong formal axes and spaces, with many interesting buildings by famous designers. Louvre Pyramid ; Eiffel Tower ; Trocadero ; lnstitut du Monde Arabe     photos © Isabelle Lomholt / Adrian Welch Selection of Parisian Buildings, alphabetical: Paris Buildings : A-D Paris Building Developments : E-K Paris Architecture Designs : L-R Paris Building Designs : S-Z Ten Key Paris BuildingsParis Architecture, chronological:1. Notre-Dame Cathedral 2. The Pantheon 3. Arc de Triomphe 4. Garnier Opera House 5. The Louvre Museum Pyramid 6. Eiffel Tower 7. Sacre Coeur 8. Pompidou Centre 9. Arab du Monde lnstitute 10. Parc de la Villette Major Paris BuildingsParisian Architecture, alphabetical:Centre George Pompidou, Rue Beaubourg, IVe Richard Rogers / Renzo Piano Architects  photo © Adrian Welch Radical building for its time : Pompidou Centre - Hi -Tech Parisian architecture lnstitut du Monde Arabe, 1 Rue des Fossés, V Jean Nouvel, Architect  photo © Jean Nouvel ; photograph: Georges Fessy Result of one of the first Grands Projet architecture competitions: Paris building Musée du Louvre, Ie various architects  image © Isabelle Lomholt Pyramide du Louvre, Ie I.M. Pei & Partners Architects picture © Isabelle Lomholt Louvre building : radical contemporary design, foil to traditional Louvre architecture Tour Eiffel, Rue de Champ de Mars, VIIe Gustave Eiffel  photograph © Adrian Welch Eiffel Tower : most famous structure in Paris, heroic iron architecture Villa La Roche Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret  image © Karavan Villa La Roche La Basilique du Sacré Coeur, Montmartre, XVIIIe Paul Abadie, Architect  photograph © Adrian Welch Paris church : Sacred Heart Church building Paris Architecture Walking Tours Paris Buildings - Latest DesignsDuo TowersAteliers Jean Nouvel  image © Ateliers Jean Nouvel Duo Towers Paris - 22 May 2012 Jean Nouvel will build the 'Duo' project on the Rive Gauche in Paris. The DUO project ('B3A') is located in Paris XIII (Masséna Bruneseau) for investor Ivanhoé Cambridge Hines the total cost is projected to be 500/600M€. Montmartre Housing, 18th arrondissement Atelier Kempe Thill  image © Atelier Kempe Thill Montmartre Housing Atelier Kempe Thill has recently won an invited competition for 55 apartments, a dentist’s surgery, a mother child centre and a parking garage at the 18th arrondissement in Paris. ZAC Pajol, 18ème arrondissement LIN ARCHITECTS URBANISTS in collaboration with MARS ARCHITEKTEN  photograph : David Boureau ZAC Pajol Paris - 25 Apr 2012 The office space of the ZAC PAJOL is situated in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, in the context of a vast regeneration project for this previously industrial area. The building has been inspired by the tradition of the "HOTEL INDUSTRIEL" and establishes a singular volume which apparent rigidity contrasts with its flexible use, and constitutes a durable structure. 70°SUD Boulogne-Billancourt, south west Paris LAN Architecture  image © Julien Lanoo 70°SUD Boulogne-Billancourt - 27 Mar 2012 This project, for which the competition occurred in 2008, is the result of a complex transformation process in the city along with a precise economic context. Located on the former site of the Renault factories in Boulogne-Billancourt, the concerned project is part of the Trapèze Ouest, one of the sector of the operation Ile Seguin-Rives de Seine, amongst the most important emerging centres in Ile-de-France. Magasin La Samaritaine, 77 rue de Rivoli SANAA Magasin La Samaritaine - added 27 Mar ZAC Claude Bernard Atelier Zündel Cristea  photo © S.Chalmeau ZAC Claude Bernard - 26 Mar Business space and the entrance to the retirement home are found on the ground floor, followed by five floors containing the main section of the retirement home, while the top four floors contain privately owned homes. The basement contains parking lots for the residents as well as supplementary annexes of the retirement home: its kitchen, maintenance and storage rooms. Gentilly Building, south Paris ecdm  picture from architects Gentilly Building - 16 Mar Groupe scolaire Lucie Aubrac, Nanterre, north west Paris Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes  photograph from architects Groupe scolaire Lucie Aubrac - 16 Mar The school is distinguished by its spatial organization and design of the facades of their surroundings. The free form differentiates the building from its environnement of rigid social housing characterizing the area ‘Province de France’ in Nanterre. Beaugrenelle Shopping Mall, 15th arrondissement Agence Search  image from architects Beaugrenelle Shopping Centre - 17 Feb In today’s increasingly competitive environment, the architecture of shopping malls has come to play a fundamental role in their commercial success. Architecture can distinguish the shopping environment to create a sense of specificity, of differentiation. Space can become a brand. Paris Architecture - Key Recent Buildings
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