\nFrench firm Dubuisson Architecture in collaboration with RIBA Royal Gold Medal winner SANAA and London landscape gardener Dan Pearson Studio
\nSou Fujimoto Atelier Paris with Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto architects
\nCalifornian based STUDIOS Architecture with Selldorf Architects \u2013 the US firm behind the recent revamp of the National Gallery\u2019s Sainsbury Wing.<\/p>\n
AL_A is working in collaboration with Parisian design agency NC Nathalie Crini\u00e8re.<\/p>\n
The competition has been organised by France\u2019s Ministry of Culture and was launched in June<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Grande Colonnade project aims to redefine how visitors experience one of the world\u2019s best-known museums by creating innovative entrances, enhancing interior circulation, and revitalising its immediate external environment.<\/p>\n The competition brief asked for architectural solutions that respect the Louvre\u2019s historic fabric while introducing contemporary interventions that improve accessibility, sustainability and the overall visitor experience. The winning team will also create a new dedicated Mona Lisa gallery.<\/p>\n The overhaul is a key element of the wider Nouvelle Renaissance initiative of upgrades announced by French president Emmanuel Macron in January.<\/p>\n The winner will be decided by a panel of\u00a0 21 judges<\/a> , including Paris-based, Lebanese-born Lina Ghotmeh, who the AJ revealed earlier this year had been picked to renovate the west wing of the British Museum<\/a> in London; Bernard Desmoulin, the French architect behind the Cluny Museum\u2019s visitor centre in Paris, ; Lebanese-born, Paris-based Hala Ward\u00e9, who collaborated with Jean Nouvel on the Louvre Abu Dhabi; and Li Chung Pei, son of the late Chinese-American architect IM Pei, who designed the Louvre\u2019s pyramid entrance, completed in 1989.<\/p>\n The Louvre was originally built as a medieval fortress before becoming a royal palace and is now the world\u2019s largest art museum, welcoming millions of visitors each year.<\/p>\n The 183m-long Perrault Colonnade \u2013 also known as the Louvre Colonnade \u2013 was constructed in the late 17th century and forms the museum\u2019s eastern boundary.<\/p>\n A winner will be announced early next year.<\/p>\n Louvre contest finalists<\/p>\n Amanda Levete Architects (AL_A), NC Nathalie Crini\u00e8re, Carole Benaiteau, VDLA, Atelier SOIL
\nArchitecturestudio, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Atelier Br\u00fcckner, LAMAYA, TER
\nDubuisson Architecture, SANAA, Dan Pearson Studio
\nSou Fujimoto ateliers Paris, Sou Fujimoto architects, Ducks Sc\u00e9no, Vogt
\nSTUDIOS architecture, Selldorf architects, Sc\u00e9narchi\u00e9, BASE<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_2517456945.webp.webp\")
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