Paris
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30m2 Flat in Paris makes up for its unimaginative name with an inspired interior design that includes sliding furniture, a folding bed, and a tiny bathroom. It was completed earlier this year and is located in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.
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Last year we reported on the ongoing sustainable makeover of the Eiffel Tower's first-floor. Work continues on turning the iconic landmark green, and as part of this process, Urban Green Energy (UGE) recently installed two large wind turbines in the tower.
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The Paris Metro is one of the world's great underground railways, but for the last year and a half a cooling system developed by the European Space Agency has been making Trains on Metro Line One more comfortable.
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Planning Korea has unveiled a proposal dubbed L’air Nouveau de Paris (New Paris air). The concept features futuristic egg-shaped towers that take up an area of 3,891 sq m (almost 42,000 sq ft) in the city's 17th Arrondissement.
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When you're working with a limited amount of space, making the most of a room requires innovative thinking. One room in Paris demonstrates exactly that kind of approach. The former maid's room squeezes all the facilities of a full apartment into just 8 sq m (86 sq ft).
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The Renzo Piano Building Workshop has designed a striking new home for the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé in Paris. The building is a striking, curved structure that sits snugly between two others. It retains the preserved façade of an older building, which is decorated with sculptures by Rodin.