Campus CEA Paris-Saclay Neuroscience Institute Building, Architect, Paris Higher Education Architecture Photos
Campus CEA Paris-Saclay, Neuroscience Institute, France
Paris Education Building Development, France design by Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes
16 Apr 2021
Campus CEA Paris-Saclay, Neuroscience Institute News
Design: Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes together with Celnikier & Grabli Architectes
Location: south of Paris, France

Photos © David Boureau
Campus CEA Paris-Saclay, Neuroscience Institute
A house for researchers and research
The ?Plateau de Paris-Saclay? is the upcoming major elite university campus in France. It is the French answer to American universities such as Columbia and Harvard. Situated twenty kilometers south of Paris an international center for technological research is being built on this campus. Over the long term, nearly three thousand billion euros have been earmarked for this purpose. The CEA (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique) is a leading research institution in the fields of energy, environment technology and health. In 2013, it has announced an invited competition for a neuroscience institute for about 350 scientists and 40 students. 59 offices applied, and the winning project was designed by Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes, the lead team, together with Celnikier & Grabli Architectes. The building was delivered in March 2020.

Technology and well-being
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