Parc André Citroën in the 15th arrondissement is one of my favourite Paris parks. Opened in 1992, it was designed by landscape architects Gilles Clément and Alain Provost, with architects Patrick Berger, Jean-Paul Viguier and Jean-François Jodry, members of the two winning teams from a Europe-wide competition to find the best park design for this [...]
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Renovation of Parc André Citroën
Posted in Modern design, Paris, Paris Promenades, Parks, tagged Alain Provost, Gilles Clément, maintenance, parc André Citroën, renovation, Segex on October 22, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Trouble at the Tuileries
Posted in Gardens, Paris, Paris Promenades, Parks, tagged Bernard Lassus, concours, gardens, Jardin des Tuileries, Le Nôtre, Louis Benech, maintenance, Paris, Pascal Cribier on July 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have just written an article for Gardens and People on the extraordinary 1990 proposals by Bernard Lassus to reinvent the Jardin des Tuileries. They were an entry in a state-run competition and, sadly, a less adventurous plan by Louis Benech and Pascal Cribier was chosen for implementation. My article is part of a series [...]
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