Tag: Architecture and urbanism
In Nanterre, the Ferme du Bonheur is threatened with disappearance
In Nanterre, in the western suburbs of Paris, an alternative space is threatened with disappearance. La Ferme du bonheur was created in the early 1990s on the edge of Paris-Nanterre…
how can we ensure that the poorest manage to find good housing?
Buildings collapsing under the effect of erosion, a barely completed building collapsing… Building a sustainable habitat in Africa is a real headache. The question was at the center of the…
Antoni Gaudi, extravagance in majesty
Known worldwide for his unfinished work the famous Sagrada Familia, Auntoni Gaudi is in the spotlight until July 17 at the Musée d’Orsay through an exhibition that highlights many of…
[EN IMAGES] Three years ago to the day, Notre-Dame cathedral was on fire
On April 15, 2019, a gigantic fire ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris. A brazier to which the roof, but also part of the vault, the clock and…
Laëtitia Botella, urban improviser modeled by and for Le Havre
Laëtitia Botella is an actress, director and improviser. Originally from the port city of Le Havre, in the north-west of France, Laëtitia is on her own scale the link between…
Can Europe guarantee a safer Internet for its citizens?
The DSA under debate in the European Parliament. The European Parliament is considering, this Wednesday, January 19, 2022, the Digital Services Act, before the adoption of the Digital Service Act…
the cable car, a wart for the sacred hill, deplore citizens
Since this weekend, the route of one of the two cable car lines in the Madagascan capital has crystallized tensions over this costly project. Plans call for one of the…
The architect Richard Rogers, one of the designers of the Pompidou center, is dead
Architect Richard Rogers has died at the age of 88. He was one of the designers of the Pompidou Center, which houses the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Its…
On the Place de la Concorde, the Luxor obelisk is getting a makeover
The oldest historical monument in Paris is getting a makeover. The Luxor obelisk, a gift from Egypt to France, erected on the Place de la Concorde since 1836, will be…
the tower of the Virgin Mary of the Sagrada Familia inaugurated in Barcelona
In Barcelona, since December 8, the famous Basilica of the Sagrada Familia has had a new profile: a new tower topped with an illuminated star completes the still unfinished work…