Whats hot in Greater Paris

Public transport in Greater Paris: an overview on extension projects While waiting for the Grand Paris Express, the new driverless metro, public transport in Greater Paris is expanding significantly with new tramway lines and metro extensions. The largest heavy transport project currently underway in Paris Region is "Eole", the extension of RER line E, a … Continue reading Public transport in Greater Paris: an overview on extension projects→

Reinventing Paris with wood and legacy: the challenge of Bains-douches Second project of the first edition of Reinventing Paris architecture competition, a building for coliving and coworking called “Bains-douches” located in Paris 15th arrondissement was inaugurated on January 15, 2020. Made of wood, it will welcome its first tenants at the end of January. Those … Continue reading Reinventing Paris with wood and legacy: the challenge of Bains-douches→

Florian Hoven, KeyNest: Welcome to Paris! Portrait of Florian Hoven, Founder of KeyNest, and the reasons why he chose Paris to expand his service. Florian Hoven Founder KeyNest   "We were very impressed by the openness with which the Paris start-up scene welcomes foreign innovators" After growing up in Germany and studying in France, I … Continue reading Florian Hoven, KeyNest: Welcome to Paris!→

Saclay, where the mobility of the future is experimented Putting artificial intelligence at the service of more fluid and less carbon-intensive mobility: this is the objective of the MoveInSaclay programme. More and more students, researchers, companies and even families are commuting to and from Saclay, Greater Paris science and innovation cluster. Local economic players, namely … Continue reading Saclay, where the mobility of the future is experimented→

A new look for Paris Expo Porte de Versailles After years of reconstruction work, France’s biggest exhibition centre is about to display a whole new look. Find out what’s new before the inauguration night on November 20. Here is a view of the urban transformations ongoing at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles exhibition centre. © … Continue reading A new look for Paris Expo Porte de Versailles→

Paris Region invests €100 million in autonomous vehicles to connect Charles de Gaulle airport and La Défense by 2024 Valérie Pécresse, president of the regional council of Paris Region, announced the launch of an autonomous shuttle service between Charles De Gaulle airport and La Défense by 2024, deployed by Renault Group in partnership with Waymo. … Continue reading Paris Region invests €100 million in autonomous vehicles to connect Charles de Gaulle airport and La Défense by 2024→

3 bids launched to supply Grand Paris Express stations’ furniture Société du Grand Paris, the State-owned company in charge of delivering Greater Paris new metro network, launched 3 stations furniture bids for SMEs and companies at the Paris Chamber of Commerce on September 26, 2019. Unlike stations which are each designed by a different architect … Continue reading 3 bids launched to supply Grand Paris Express stations’ furniture→

Paris La Défense labelled international tourist zone Last September, Paris La Défense was listed among France’s 19 international tourist zones. This label rewards the strategy implemented by Europe’s largest business district for several years now, to diversify both activities and resources so that Paris La Défense is no longer considered as a “offices only”  CBD. … Continue reading Paris La Défense labelled international tourist zone→

Olympic Games: A city-garden for Paris 2024 Media Village SOLIDEO, the State-owned company in charge of delivering Olympic venues for the Paris 2024 Games, launched a public consultation about the Media Village on October 2, 2019 at the headquarters of the French newspaper “L'Equipe”. The project is part of a larger development area designed as … Continue reading Olympic Games: A city-garden for Paris 2024 Media Village→

Philippe Paré, William Yon: Gensler’s expansion in Greater Paris A celebrated designer, Philippe Paré has built a portfolio of award-winning work that spans a range of global workplace projects for the likes of Estée Lauder, Hearst Magazines, NVIDIA and Hyundai Capital just to name a few. After 15 years spent in sunny Los Angeles and … Continue reading Philippe Paré, William Yon: Gensler’s expansion in Greater Paris→