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Five prize-winning books about work that offer a new perspective

11 Mar 2019

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A new primary school in Cannes is a calming influence

24 Dec 2018

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New Banque de France building is a wealth of delights

04 Dec 2018

Hôtel du Ministère in Paris by François Champsaur

21 Aug 2015

The centre was originally building in the 1930s as a movie theatre|The new corner extension joins the two existing buildings|The pattern on the new building's cladding reflects the diamond stencils on the main structure|The cladding references the light and dark of artist Pierre Soulage's painting|The new bar/lobby area|The main theatre space|The 1994 building before the extension was added||

MGA completes Bethune centre after 20 years

02 Mar 2015

Visitors walk under a cantilevered section to access the inner ring|Nearly 580,000 names are engraved on the coated steel panels|A lateral shape counters the verticality of the adjacent basilica|The memorial sits next to France’s largest military cemetery||

Philippe Prost's Ring of Remembrance in France

02 Feb 2015

The dynamic structure juxtaposes the smooth curve of the main building with an angular, jutting 'prow'|The layers of the buildings are clad in vertical bands of wood on the lower level and anodised aluminium above|The few windows within the wooden ribbon are fronted by swivelling slats|The end of the wooden 'ribbon' cantilevers out over the entrance, its oblique form recalling the stripped-back structure of the prow of a ship|Crescent-shaped skylights in the double-height lobby's ceiling are spaced at irregular intervals to create shifting patterns of natural light||

Centre de Congrès à Mons by Studio Libeskind

14 Jan 2015

Rust & Dust: a museum for Pierre Soulages

05 Nov 2014

The two-legged chair by Benoit Malta|The chair helps good posture and core muscles|Chair detail|Chair detail||

Two-legged chair: health and wellness 2.0?

04 Sep 2014

The complex consists of five vast 'silos'|The HQ overlooks Europe's busiest freeway|The office block is elevated on stilts to allow lorries to pass underneath|The larger structures are made in slip form to make them more robust, while the office buildings are prefabricated offsite|The ends of the silos and polygonal windows allow an abundance of light into the office building|The ends of the silos and polygonal windows allow an abundance of light into the office building||

Landmark HQ cements the 'new east' of Paris

26 Aug 2014

A honeycomb-inspired façade for the new Hub Créatic building in Nantes, France|The design is mean to resemble a beehive and suggest intense, highly productive activity inside|Scalable workspaces for 70 tech start-ups at proportional rental fees|The building is situated on La Chantrerie, a campus for private and public higher education establishments||

Tetrarc designs Hub Créatic, Nantes

04 Aug 2014

Stools are weighted at the bottom for improved posture|Le Plateau, a reconfigurable furniture system for presentations|The hexagonal tablets can be amalgamated for collaborative learning|The tablets help staff and pupils share information more easily||

Eliumstudio designs for project-based learning

16 Jun 2014

A vortex-like steel and timber staircase dominates the brasserie|Philippe David's glowing mural tells the story of the hotel's equine past|A vortex-like steel and timber staircase dominates the brasserie|Hefty exposed beams make the rooms monumental and rustic at the same time||

Hôtel Les Haras by Paris-based Agence Jouin Manku

14 May 2014

Paul Le Quernec's undulating concrete school radiates from a central hub|The dotty painted mural of children look more abstract close-up|Floor-to-ceiling sunshine yellow coats the children's rooms||

Boulay school by Paul Le Quernec

30 Jan 2014

France's new National Archives hits the 'burbs|A series of stacked blocks create a light-looking frontage|Antony Gormley's Cloud Chain|The exterior, showing the main building and its "satellites"|The auditorium|Spacious research areas||

National Archives of France by Studio Fuksas

18 Mar 2013

The redeveloped building is kept plain, so it can support a range of uses|The mezzanine floor of the platform, with beanbags instead of desks for working|Installing a pre-fab wooden platform was an inexpensive way to add space|Staff can access the network from anywhere|The 2004 building, now enhanced with QR codes|Cheap, cheerful and very orange: the canteen||

TeleTech offices by MVRDV

17 Sep 2012

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