Project Specs Les Bains des Docks Le Havre, France Ateliers Jean Nouvel << Return to article the People Architect Atelier Jean Nouvel Partner in charge: Mirco Tardio Project architect design: Julie Fernandez Project architect construction:  Felix Medina Engineer(s): Sero Le Havre Consultant(s) Lighting: AIK Yann Kersalé exterior Acoustical: Avel Other: Alain Bony artist   the Products Glazing Glass: Pilkington Interior finishes Floor and wall tile: Trend Plumbing Fountain: Futura Play Water Slide: Spot Adhesives: Cegecol

Astudy in contrasts, French architect Marc Rolinet’s Chapel of the Deaconesses of Reuilly brings together all the classical functions of a church in two pure forms: a stark triangle of glass and, inside it, a rounded, egglike structure made of wood.

Project Specs The Chapel of the Deaconesses of Reuilly Versailles, France Marc Rolinet & Associes << Return to article the People Architect Rolinet et Associes 9 rue Pierre Villey 75007 Paris, France tel: +33 (0) 1 44 42 01 10 fax +33 (0) 1 44 42 01 20 Sylvain Vogt, architect Interior designer: Marc Rolinet Engineer Polkop General contractor: Polkop SARL France Photographer Daniel Moulinet tel: +33 6 13 21 67 68 Renderer Rolinet et associes CAD system, project management, or other software used: Autodesk The calculations necessary to achieve the coutours of the wood chappel were made with Robobat,

Christophe Pillet has been designing objects and environments from his eponymous studio in Paris since 1993.

Project Specs Bar du Port St. Tropez, France Christophe Pillet << Return to article the People Designer Christophe Pillet 29 Passage Dubail 75010 Paris Tel: +33 1 58 36 46 36 Fax: +33 1 42 25 01 25 www.christophepillet.com Photographer Olivier Martin-Gambier   the Products Bar stools Christophe Pillet for Fornasarig

It is striking to discover the unabashedly futuristic architecture of spectacle of the Zenith concert halls cropping up on the outskirts of French towns and cities often best known for the soaring spires of their Gothic cathedrals.

Project Specs Zenith de Strasbourg Eckbolsheim, France Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas << Return to article the People Architect Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, principals Project manager Julian Therme Project architect Michele d’Arcangelo Engineer: BETOM Ingenierie (concrete) Simon & Christiansen, Jacob et Christiansen (structural)   the Products

In Tours, France, a building-size mask has transformed the nondescript face of an experimental arts center into a striking neighborhood talking point.

Project Specs 19h04, Centre de Création Contemporaine Tours, France PCA Architecture << Return to article the People Architect Philippe Chiambaretta/PCA 10, Rue Pecquay 75004 Paris France ph: +33 1 4493 9000 fx: +33 1 4493 9099 www.pca-architecture.com Design team: Adrien Raoul, Marie Marouli, Steven Ware, Boris Vapne, Christian Delecluze Lighting design consultant ACT Design Avenue des Volontaires, 19 Vrijwilligerslaan, 19 B-1160 Auderghem Belgium ph: +32 (0)2 453 09 77 fx: +32 (0)453 28 51 www.act-design.com Engineer RFR 4 rue d'Enghien F 75010 Paris France ph: +33 1 53 24 91 00 fx: +33 1 53 24 13 31 www.rfr.com