Highlights
September - October 2017
Competition winner | Wooden Tower Paris | Haussmann | Chicago Architecture Biennial | Agora Bordeaux | National Architecture Days | Construction sites | New team | Signage
Wooden Tower in Paris
Competition Winner
LAN is the winner of the competition launched by SEMAPA for the construction of a wooden tower in Paris. The 17-storey tower, which enjoys an exceptional location on the Seine in the 13th arrondissement, will be one of the largest wooden structure of France.
New York Architecture Book Fair
On September 23, Storefront for Art and Architecture will launch the New York Architecture Book Fair at Great Hall ofthe Cooper Union with a series of events. Among them, BOOK-Now presents a selection of recent publication. Paris Haussmann exhibition catalogue is part of this initiative.
AGORA Biennale
Bordeaux
From 20 to 24 September, LAN presents at AGORA, Bordeaux's architectural, urban planning and design biennale the models of Bègles and Lormont. Have a look at the installation images.
Fire and Rescue Center
Rennes
The construction site of the Fire and Rescue Center in Rennes will start in mid-October on the banks of the Vilaine River in Rennes. Facing the Baud plain, the new fire and rescure center is a prototype, an harbinger of the future constructions and usages.
Chicago Architecture Biennial
Paris Haussmann
Invited by Chicago Architecture Biennale, LAN, FBC and Pavillon de l'Arsenal will exhibit Paris Haussmann, a Model's Relevance from 16 September 2017 to 7 January 2018 at the Chicago Cultural Center. "Make New History", the main theme of this edition 2017, explores the relationship between history and modernity and between art and architecture.
Make New History
Catalogue
Make New History, the theme of the Chicago Architecture Biennial 2017 examines the underpinnings of the resurgence of historical interest. It is also the title of the catalogue that accompanies this second edition of the biennial and features all the manifestations including the exhibition Paris Haussmann.
BigMat International Architecture Award
Cast your vote
79 housing units in Bègles has been short-listed for the BigMat’17 International Architecture Award. Help LAN win the Public Choice Award: you have until 24 October 2017 to cast your vote.
Aubervilliers
Preliminary studies
Recently winner of the competition launched by ICADE for the construction of a 28,000 m² office building located in the heart of Millennium Park in Aubervilliers, LAN is currently working on preliminary design studies.
Le Maillon Theatre
Strasbourg
Earthmoving works have started in Strasbourg for the new Maillon Theatre - European Stage, which has just appointed its new artistic director, Barbara Engelhardt.
National Architecture Days
Nantes
LAN is participating in the National Architecture Days organized by the Ministry of Culture on 13, 14 and 15 October. Guided tours of the Polaris construction site in Nantes are available on registration.
Student residence Saclay
Signage
Completed this summer, the student residence in Saclay welcomes students since the beginning of September. To guide them, an exterior and interior signage has been imagined and developed by the creative studio Undo Redo.
First stone of Saint-Urbain
Strasbourg
Laying of the first stone of the Saint-Urbain’s block in Strasbourg is announced for September, 28th. The project, scheduled for 2019, will be hosting housing, retail and an hotel.