Exhibition reveals future museum design in Caen

The City Hall of Caen in Calvados is hosting an exhibition titled La Main de l’architecte (The Architect's Hand) from October 2026 until January 8, 2027. The exhibition showcases the architectural and landscape design of the future Gandur Museum, which is planned to be built between the Memorial and the Hill of Birds in Caen.

International firms compete for the museum project

Between August 2025 and May 2026, eight internationally renowned architectural firms were invited to submit proposals for the Gandur Museum. The Evaluation Committee, led by Jean Claude Gandur, unanimously selected the winning design by the Italian-Spanish firm Barozzi Veiga in May 2026.

Public invited to view all competition entries

The exhibition allows the public to see the winning project and the proposals from the seven other invited architectural firms, including Grafton Architects, Mikoü Architecture, and Snøhetta Studio. This provides citizens of Caen with insight into how their new museum was designed.

Geneva exhibition showcases sports center transformation

In October 2026, the City of Geneva is hosting an exhibition titled Transformation du Centre sportif du Bout-du-Monde (Transformation of the Bout-du-Monde Sports Center) at the Forum Faubourg. The exhibition will run until October 31, 2026.

Competition includes new sports and community facilities

The exhibition presents projects from a multidisciplinary architecture competition for the transformation of the Bout-du-Monde Sports Center. The plan includes 20,000 square meters of usable space with new facilities like multi-sport halls, a swimming pool, and a BMX track, along with administrative and civil defense spaces.

Louvre competition winner announced with little fanfare

The winner of the "Renaissance du Louvre" competition was announced on May 18, 2026, with only a statement from the Ministry of Culture. Despite the prestigious nature of the competition, the winning project and the proposals from the five international teams have not been made public.

National Assembly pavilion project shrouded in secrecy

On September 16, 2026, Yaël Braun-Pivet, President of the National Assembly, presented a project titled Ouvrir l’Assemblée Nationale – Faire Vivre La Démocratie (Opening the National Assembly – Making Democracy Live). The winning design by Alain Moatti (Moatti-Rivière) is visible to the public, but the other competing projects remain hidden due to confidentiality agreements.

Confidentiality agreements limit public access to projects

Participants in both the "Renaissance du Louvre" and the National Assembly pavilion competitions were required to sign strict confidentiality agreements. This has led to a lack of public visibility for the non-winning projects, despite the high-profile nature of the competitions.