Tag: Architecture and urbanism
Notre-Dame de Paris in the age of science, with Philippe Dillmann
In the aftermath of the Notre-Dame fire of April 15, 2019, mobilization instantly follows emotion. Thus begins a formidable scientific adventure told in the collective work Notre-Dame de Paris, science…
the future Olympic village, a social heritage for Seine-Saint-Denis
A sporting competition idealized by tens of thousands of athletes around the world, the Olympic Games are a complex organization with colossal economic and societal challenges. One of the traditional…
France: rehabilitation of industrial wastelands
After the industrial decline in France, what are called wastelands, these abandoned lands, are the subject of renewed interest. And for good reason, the “climate and resilience” law puts a…
In Clichy-sous-Bois, a cultural center to showcase the projects of local artists
It is an unexpected project that was born in Clichy-sous-Bois, the poorest city in France, located in Seine-Saint-Denis. The Ateliers Médicis, an international cultural center, opened in this city which…
have we been too optimistic in apprehending the situation?
Since the beginning of summer 2022, Western Europe has been faced with exceptional weather phenomena: repeated fires, but also floods, as in Corsica on Thursday August 18. These events are…
Visit of a Freshness plant in Paris, in charge of the cold network of the capital
Since last April, Fraîcheur de Paris has been the new concessionaire for the capital’s district cooling network. The official signature of the concession contract which will last twenty years was…
Lina Ghotmeh: “Working with stone is working with nature”
The Hermès Foundation is launching a call for applications for the sixth edition of the Skills Academy around the theme of stone. In the spirit of the Foundation, concerned with…
Beijing wants to continue to curb its expansion by relocating non-essential activities
Beijing will continue to limit its development. This was announced Monday, June 27 by its leaders at the 13th Congress of the Communist Party of the Chinese capital, which has…
those engineers who memorize the historic buildings bombed
The war in Ukraine and its numerous bombardments. Sievierodonetsk, a key city in the east of the country, is under a deluge of Russian fire. And who says bombardment, says…
France, dare your sea!
Let’s dare the sea! This cry from the heart is that of a book by one of the greatest specialists in the maritime sector, Christian Buchet, director of studies at…