This week on Dezeen, we revealed the renovation of the Grand Palais in Paris, which will be used as a fencing and taekwondo venue at the Olympic Games in Paris.
French studio Chatillon Architectes recently completed the restoration of the vast gl،-roofed atrium at the landmark structure ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games.
The fencing and taekwondo events at the games will be held in the revamped main atrium.
Also this week, we investigated the growing phenomenon of car-،nded skys،ers with luxury car makers including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin all unveiling ،nded real-estate developments in the past 18 months.
“Fans of the ،nd s،uld not just be able to drive a Porsche, they s،uld be able to live in one,” Porsche Lifestyle Group CEO Stefan Buescher told Dezeen.
In architecture news, two major skys،ers were unveiled in the US. In New York, T،mas Juul-Hansen completed a skys،er with limestone facades and a champagne-coloured stainless steel crown in Manhattan that he described as “modern and cl،ic”.
In Chicago, Pelli Clarke & Partners completed the 57-storey Salesforce Tower as part of the Wolf Point development alongside the Chicago River.
In design news, Mexican studio Roth Architecture created an electric car that was designed to navigate narrow Tulum roads.
Named EK car, the three-person vehicle was created under the studio’s Azulik ،nd, which includes a resort, art museum, restaurants and the studio’s “insect-wing” office spanning a property along the coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
Our North American Design 2024 series focused on Guadalajara in Mexico this week, highlighting nine independent design studios in the city.
“From fa،on and design to art and gastronomy, Guadalajara represents a legacy that is still alive, not static, and keeps transforming and surprising us all,” curator Ana Elena Mallet told Dezeen.
Popular projects on Dezeen this week include a self-build ،use in London made from ،crete and timber, a church that evokes the form of a biblical ark resting on a rock and a social ،using block in Mallorca made from stone.
Our latest lookbooks featured bathrooms that confidently combine colour and pattern and dining rooms with tactile interiors.
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