{"id":218873,"date":"2025-10-17T03:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T03:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/218873\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T03:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T03:51:12","slug":"dsr-sou-fujimoto-sanaa-amanda-levete-among-shortlist-for-louvre-overhaul-in-paris-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/218873\/","title":{"rendered":"DS+R, Sou Fujimoto, SANAA, Amanda Levete among shortlist for Louvre overhaul in Paris | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a name=\"entry\" id=\"EntryAnchor\">anchor<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"floatbox\" href=\"https:\/\/archinect.gumlet.io\/uploads\/86\/86knkode7ryymt8p.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat\" title=\"The Louvre Pyramid. Image credit: Flickr user Pedro Szekely licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0\" data-size=\"2048x1417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/86knkode7ryymt8p.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"Cover\" title=\"The Louvre Pyramid. Image credit: Flickr user Pedro Szekely licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0\" alt=\"The Louvre Pyramid. Image credit: Flickr user Pedro Szekely licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0\" width=\"514\" height=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Louvre Pyramid. Image credit: Flickr user Pedro Szekely licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The shortlist has been revealed for the design team to lead the overhaul of the <a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/news\/tag\/183116\/louvre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Louvre Museum<\/a> in Paris. The \u201cLouvre \u2013 New Renaissance\u201d project was <a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/news\/article\/150462660\/louvre-to-launch-competition-for-grand-new-entrance-in-major-renovation-mona-lisa-to-be-relocated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">announced in January<\/a>, with the competition launched in June. More than one hundred teams applied for the commission.<\/p>\n<p>The project will see the creation of new entrances to the Louvre on the eastern side of the palace, complementing the Pyramide entrance and creating new reception areas. Meanwhile, new spaces will be designed beneath the Cour Carr\u00e9e and surrounding gardens, including a new museographic area dedicated to the Mona Lisa. Renovation and public realm works to the existing museum will also be addressed.<\/p>\n<p>The five teams shortlisted for the competition in alphabetical order are:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/firms\/cover\/89559\/amanda-levete-architects-al_a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Amanda Levete Architects<\/a> (AL_A), working with NC Nathalie Crini\u00e8re for scenography and Carole Benaiteau for museography. The landscape component will be led by VDLA, and the urban planning component by Atelier SOIL.Architecture Studio, in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/firms\/cover\/106441\/diller-scofidio-renfro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Diller Scofidio + Renfro<\/a>. Scenography will be handled by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Atelier Br\u00fcckner, museography by LAMAYA, landscape by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and TER, and urban planning by Architecture Studio.Dubuisson Architecture, in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/sanaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SANAA<\/a>. Together they will oversee the scenography, museography, and urban planning components. They are joined by Dan Pearson Studio for the landscape component.Sou Fujimoto Ateliers Paris, in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/firms\/cover\/65588\/sou-fujimoto-architects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sou Fujimoto Architects<\/a>. Scenography and museography will be handled by Ducks Sc\u00e9no, while landscape and urban planning will be led by Vogt Paysage.<a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/studiosarchitecture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">STUDIOS Architecture<\/a>, in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/selldorfarchitects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Selldorf Architects<\/a>, who will also oversee scenography and museography. Sc\u00e9narchie will also contribute to the scenography. The landscape and urban planning components will be managed by BASE.\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br clear=\"all\" \/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSome current competitions on <a href=\"http:\/\/bustler.net\/\" target=\"_target\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bustler<\/a> that may interest you&#8230;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"item competition-listing\" href=\"http:\/\/bustler.net\/competitions\/10231\/\/2026-steel-design-student-competition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cn46iy080n4h3mdq.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"img-responsive competition-banner\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"competition-title\">2026 Steel Design Student Competition<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"competition-date-registration\"> Register by Wed, Apr 8, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"competition-date-submission\"> Submit by Sat, Jun 6, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t  \t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t  \t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"item competition-listing\" href=\"http:\/\/bustler.net\/competitions\/10205\/\/shade-zones-design-competition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760673071_762_tiaoerj1xw8cx63j.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"img-responsive competition-banner\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"competition-title\">Shade Zones Design Competition<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"competition-date-registration\"> Register by Wed, Oct 15, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"competition-date-submission\"> Submit by Thu, Jan 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t  \t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t  \t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"item competition-listing\" href=\"http:\/\/bustler.net\/competitions\/10255\/\/green-product-award-2026-call-for-entries\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/73qzyn33cw62ko8p.gif\" border=\"0\" class=\"img-responsive competition-banner\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"competition-title\">Green Product Award 2026: Call for Entries<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"competition-date-registration\"> Register\/Submit by Sat, Nov 15, 2025<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  \t  \t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t  \t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"item competition-listing\" href=\"http:\/\/bustler.net\/competitions\/10260\/\/the-architect-s-stair-3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760673072_473_dr8p3lz9j3rsfqsz.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"img-responsive competition-banner\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"competition-title\">\u202aThe Architect\u2019s Stair #3<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"competition-date-registration\"> Register\/Submit by Thu, Mar 5, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  \t  \t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t  \t  \t\t\t\t\t  \t  \t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br clear=\"all\" \/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br clear=\"all\" \/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; anchor&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; The Louvre Pyramid. 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