France

  • STUDIO ODILE DECQ : Portrait of Odile Decq

    STUDIO ODILE DECQ : Portrait of Odile Decq

    Odile Decq is a French architect, urban planner, designer and artist, born in Laval in 1955. Her roots are in Brittany, a place where she likes to unwind. Her architecture is diverse as everything interests her, especially new challenges. Her preferred materials are metal and glass because she likes precision. Odile Decq has set up…

  • ART&BUILD architects – INNOVATION, Paris – France

    ART&BUILD architects – INNOVATION, Paris – France

    Steven Ware runs the Paris office of the Art&Build architects firm. Running through various French timber construction projects, he tells us about the innovative research advances being made by his firm on bio-sourced materials and on bimetal. Project name: INNOVATION Address: Paris, France Assignation/Destination: Façade, Green construction Name of architect: ART&BUILD architects Technical sheet of…

  • ROUBAIX HOSPITAL COMPLEX, Roubaix – France

    ROUBAIX HOSPITAL COMPLEX, Roubaix – France

    Art&Build architects continues to develop in the hospital sector with the construction of the Roubaix maternity unit. After winning a competition in 2011-2012, the Franco-Belgian architectural firm have devised a building that is a pleasant place for all its users. Project name: Roubaix Hospital Complex Address: 11 boulevard Lacordaire. 59100 Roubaix. France Assignation/Destination: Hospital –…