Tag: Architecture and urbanism
New Labour government revives wind power halted by Tories
Less than a week after the election that returned Labour to power in the United Kingdom, the new government is lifting the measure that prevented the development of new onshore…
in Bukavu, controversy over recurring fatal fires and their causes
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), four people died and around thirty houses burned in two fires on June 9, 2024 in Bukavu in the province of South Kivu.…
for the 2024 Olympics, anti-homeless street furniture is multiplying in France
The La Cloche association and the Abbé Pierre Foundation fear a desire, with the Olympic Games approaching, to drive homeless people out of city centers. Near the Louvre Museum in…
In Paris, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées should begin a transformation to become a “climate refuge”
In Paris, a project to “re-enchant” the Champs-Élysées, the “most beautiful avenue in the world”, was presented on Monday May 27. On the program: more green spaces for walkers, more…
the Channel Tunnel celebrates its thirtieth anniversary
The Channel Tunnel celebrates its thirtieth birthday on Monday May 6, 2024. Fifty kilometers long, it connects France and England on dry land. A look back at an infrastructure that…
In Saint-Denis, near Paris, the Pleyel district is being transformed
To limit the ecological footprint of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the organizers have decided to reduce the construction of dedicated infrastructure as much as possible. They pride themselves on…
Land subsidence threatens nearly half of China’s major cities
A study carried out using satellite data paints a worrying picture of urbanization in China. Of 82 large cities analyzed by researchers, almost half are sinking, some of them “rapidly”.…
Olympic Games 2024: the Grand Palais returns to its early youth
Currently undergoing restoration, the majestic Grand Palais will host the Olympic fencing and taekwondo events. But this is not the first time that this architectural masterpiece will meet the Olympic…
Notre-Dame de Paris: “A combination of factors made it possible to meet the five-year renovation deadline”
Notre-Dame is reborn from its ashes, five years after a terrible fire at the world-famous French cathedral. Some 250 companies and hundreds of craftsmen, architects and professionals worked on the…
at least 14 people missing, according to local authorities in Valencia
In Spain, the city of Valencia is still in shock after the impressive fire which ravaged a residential building on the evening of Thursday February 22. At least four people…