#5: Raphaël Voinchet in Sars-Poteries, Auer + Weber in Villeneuve-d'Ascq and Lyon, and much more
In the Nord, a stone shelter for the glass museum.
In Sars-Poteries, the MusVerre designed by architect Raphaël Voinchet opens its collections to the public on 1 October. The building is entirely wrapped in stone.
Parish centre in Strasbourg by Aubry-Lieutier
Conceived "like a shadow at the end of the park", the elegant parish centre designed by the practice Aubry-Lieutier for the Robertsau parish sits easily within its setting in this smart district of northern Strasbourg.
Learning centre on the Lille 1 campus by Auer + Weber.
Part of the Opération Campus programme, the LILLIAD Innovation Learning Centre occupies a central position on the Cité des sciences site of the Université Lille 1 campus in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (Nord). Designed by the German practice Auer Weber, it is organised around the refurbished former university library, whose remarkable cylindrical building, built in 1965 by the architect Noël Le Maresquier, is emblematic of architectural modernism.
Lycée Christian-Bourquin completed in Argelès-sur-Mer by Emmanuel Nebout.
The architect Emmanuel Nebout believes in the pedagogical and educational virtues of architecture, as shown by the Lycée Christian-Bourquin, completed in Argelès-sur-Mer (Pyrénées-Orientales).
More information on AMC © Atelier d'Architecture Emmanuel Nebout / Photo S. Demailly A new university hub in the heart of Lyon.
Completed last year, the Pôle universitaire des Quais was officially inaugurated on Friday 30 September in Lyon in the presence of Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, the Minister of National Education, who took the opportunity of her visit to sign the 2016–2020 site contract with the Université de Lyon.
Read on LeMoniteur The Vanves conservatoire, an ode to music
Both a music school and a performance venue, the Vanves conservatoire is a jewel box for the musical and dramatic arts. Designed by Babin+Renaud, it has a simple form and light colours, like a gleaming box of wonders.
Read on Batiactu 36 social housing units by Olgga in Lille
Olgga Architectes has completed a development of 36 social housing units in the south of Lille, clad in a veil of metal.
Read on AMC 68 social housing units by Margot-Duclot.
The practice Margot-Duclot has completed a large social housing scheme and a care home for people with disabilities, designed for the client Immobilière 3F in the ZAC de la Croix Blanche in Vigneux-sur-Seine (Essonne).
Read on AMC 25 social housing units in Paris by Projectiles
In Paris's 19th arrondissement, the practice Projectiles has completed a social residence of 25 units, characterised by the elegance of its metal skin, which is intended to give unity to a profusion of varied programmatic elements.
Read on AMC Totoro housing in Paris by KOZ Architectes.
The practice KOZ Architectes has completed two housing schemes in Paris that share the same façade treatment. The generous depth of the balconies is particularly noteworthy.
Read on Archdaily (in English). Revit Architecture published by Eyrolles, by Julie Guézo and Pierre Navarra.
BIM is on everyone's lips. It is also in the books that have come out of this upheaval. The architect Julie Guézo and the engineer Pierre Navarra have written the book Revit Architecture, which aims to help readers get to grips with the software within a BIM process. Find out more on Actuarchi Habitat III: France's priorities
The position the French government will defend at the UN conference Habitat III, to be held from 17 to 20 October in Quito, Ecuador, is built around three priorities: fighting "urban exclusion", promoting the energy and ecological transition, and working towards a co-production of the city "among all urban stakeholders".
Read on LeMoniteur An architect's moral rights over a public work: two courts to rule!
The dispute over the Philharmonie de Paris has given the Tribunal des conflits the opportunity to clarify a question of how jurisdiction is divided between the courts.
Read on LeMoniteur © Jacques-Franck Degioanni Multi-scale BIM: the CSTB signs an agreement with Euroméditerranée.
The public development agency Euroméditerranée has signed a research and development partnership agreement with the CSTB to introduce an approach based on the digital model and multi-scale BIM, as part of the EcoCité-Marseille project and the development of the îlot XXL.
