The Grand Prix de l’Architecture 2008 has been awarded to two Bordeaux architects, Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal. At their meeting on 2 July at the ministry of Culture in Paris, the Jury selected them from a short-list of four.
The Grand Prix, the top distinction accorded to architecture in France, is awarded by the Ministry of Culture to architects who have spent their entire professional career in France.
In this instance, the projects submitted for consideration included the Archeological Museum in Saintes, the Architectural Center in Vienna, the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, the Faculty of Management at Bordeaux University and the School of Architecture in Nantes.
(Source : Le Moniteur 4 July 2008)
TASTING notes for the 2004 Bordeaux — the stony French city, not its famous wine — might have read something like this : lifeless and bland ; (...)
The famous and popular Bordeaux Fête le Vin opens its 2010 show on the Quays on the Left Bank of the Garonne River from 24 through 27 June next. (...)
Bordeaux insurance broker Filhet-Allard, employing 560 people is currently in sixth position nationally, with a collected premiums value of $750 (...)
Agfa Healthcare Enterprises Solutions, producers of specialized medical CIT systems, plan to create a world class R&D center on their site in (...)
The Thalès Group, employing around 2,000 over its two Bordeaux sites, is firming up its strategy of closer co-operation with Bordeaux University. (...)
With 1,500 new jobs for 33 projects announced over three years, the 2009 results for Bordeaux and the Gironde show an increase of 28% over 2008. (...)