This week on Dezeen, we revealed the renovation of the Grand Palais in Paris, which will be used as a fencing and taekwondo venue at the Olympic Games in Paris.
French studio Chatillon Architectes recently completed the restoration of the vast glass-roofed atrium at the landmark structure ahead of this summer's Olympic Games.
The fencing and taekwondo events at the games will be held in the revamped main atrium.
We questioned why so many car-branded skyscrapers are being built
Also this week, we investigated the growing phenomenon of car-branded skyscrapers with luxury car makers including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin all unveiling branded real-estate developments in the past 18 months.
"Fans of the brand should not just be able to drive a Porsche, they should be able to live in one," Porsche Lifestyle Group CEO Stefan Buescher told Dezeen. Thomas Juul-Hansen completed a skyscraper in New York
In architecture news, two major skyscrapers were unveiled in the US. In New York, Thomas Juul-Hansen completed a skyscraper with limestone facades and a champagne-coloured stainless steel crown in Manhattan that he described as "modern and classic".
In Chicago, Pelli Clarke & Partners completed the 57-storey Salesforce Tower as part of the Wolf Point development alongside the Chicago River.
The EK car by Roth Architecture was unveiled
In design news, Mexican studio Roth Architecture created an electric car that was designed to navigate narrow Tulum...