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Aesthetics Is the Easy Part
Le Plessis-Robinson, France’s celebrated neo-traditional suburb, owes its success to the planning beneath its facades
Oct 22
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Ciarán Breen
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How France Builds Tall on a Single Stair
French fire safety rules allow single-stair apartment buildings up to 50 metres. Four recent projects show how.
Oct 9
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Ciarán Breen
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New French Districts, Missing Street Life
Frontage competition, investor returns and facade design explain why new neighbourhoods struggle to match the street life of old disricts.
Sep 24
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Ciarán Breen
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France Spent 11 Billion Euros on Its Town Centres
Housing improved, public space improved, but commercial vacancy kept climbing
Sep 17
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Ciarán Breen
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How France Keeps its Small Shops
Commercial lease law, rent indexing and planning rules explain the retail mix other countries are losing
Sep 8
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Ciarán Breen
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Why a Building Permit Isn't Enough to Build in France
Permit types, timelines, and the housing-protection rule that sits outside the planning code.
Aug 15
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Ciarán Breen
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ZAN - the other net zero
Why France can legislate land take down to the hectare
Jul 23
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Ciarán Breen
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Five Ways to Acquire Land for Major Infrastructure
What the Grand Paris Express reveals about France's land assembly toolkit
Jun 1
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Ciarán Breen
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Inside the ZAC
How French cities assemble land, fund infrastructure, and deliver new neighbourhoods.
May 31
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Ciarán Breen
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