How 32 elite architects protect France’s historic monuments We speak to one of the architects about the gruelling recruitment process and the constant compromise between past and future
French former prison transformed into a hotel Tourists can spend the night in a former prison cell in this newly-inaugurated hotel in the south of France
Do all property extensions in France require an architect? If you are planning property alterations, we look at what circumstances you will need to engage an architect French architect’s scheme saves building waste from skips New French site makes finding an architect easy Rural conservation charity launches architecture competition
Giant dinosaur footprints found on cave roof Giant fossilised dinosaur footprints – some of the largest yet found in the world – have been discovered on the roof of the Castelbouc cave in the south of France.
Architecture in France: the churches of the north east Explore the fortified churches of La Thiérache.
Inside the houses that Le Corbusier built... Charles-Edouard Jeanneret – better known as Le Corbusier (1887-1965) – was a pioneering Swiss-French architect who can be said to have invented the concept of modern architecture, including the use of reinforced concrete and the provision of open-plan living spaces.
Renaissance of Noisy’s iconic edifices near Paris The Connexion visits the Paris suburb where extraordinarily original architecture is alive once more
Sinkhole 10 metres wide opens up in northern France A sinkhole 10 metres wide and five metres deep has opened in Amiens (Somme, Hauts-de-France) this week, with experts suggesting it could be linked to medieval caverns beneath the town.
France passes Notre Dame restoration law A new law setting out the definitive reconstruction plan for the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris has been passed by the French government.
Fire damages tower in medieval French city Carcassonne A tower in the medieval city of Carcassonne (Aude, Occitanie) has been damaged by a fire caused by a fireworks display held to celebrate the Fête Nationale on July 14.
A bastide in true French style was built... in Sussex Aquitaine’s fortified medieval ‘new towns’ called bastides are well known but Michael Delahaye discovers one in Britain and it has a singular link with the French originals
Louvre pyramid architect Ieoh Ming Pei dies aged 102 The architect Ieoh Ming Pei, creator of the famous glass pyramid at the entrance of the Louvre Museum in Paris, has died at the age of 102.
Notre-Dame architect pledges to ‘heal’ Paris cathedral The architect in charge of the stricken Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris has pledged to “heal” the building from its “nightmare suffering”, after visiting the site for the first time since the fire disaster on April 15. Louvre pyramid 30 years celebrated with new artwork More revealed on illegal €57m Provence Château Diter French city’s bijou ‘shop’ homes
Haussmann’s Paris was an enormous building site The centre of Paris is world-famous for the uniformity and the elegance of its buildings. Make the best of what you have Architects: Stop making France ugly Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed