Author Archives: Feda Wardak

Revisit: Cité Pierre Sémard in Seine-Saint-Denis, France by Iwona Buczkowska

By Feda Wardak 28 June 2022 Revisit

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Iwona Buczkowska’s elaborate, spacious and atypical social housing at Le Blanc-Mesnil warrants care and maintenance rather than demolition

Luxe, calme et technicité: Cité des Sciences et de l’lndustrie at La Villette, Paris by Adrien Fainsilber

1 December 1986 By Reyner Banham

The Cité des Sciences at La Villette is the first of Mitterrand's…

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Paris is burning: fire and archive

9 January 2020 By Max L Zarzycki

At the intersection between architecture and fire lies an archive, its contents and…

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Studio canal: a portrait of Pantin

26 October 2020 By Manon Mollard

The expansion of Paris into its suburbs accelerated the transformation of Pantin,…

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Down Parisian drains: the invisible harm of Haussmann’s project

17 June 2021 By Crystal Bennes

Since Haussmann’s project, formalising and hiding sewage management in Paris has led to…

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Daylight robbery: Bourse de Commerce in Paris, France by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates

6 September 2021 By Jean-Philippe Hugron

Tadao Ando Architect & Associates’ Bourse de Commerce in Paris adds to…

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Out of the woodwork: apartment building in Paris, France by Mars Architectes

18 October 2021 By Justinien Tribillon

Mars Architectes’ apartment building in Paris may be made from timber, but…

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