These annual rankings were last updated on February 5, 2025. Want to see your firm on next years list? Continue reading for more on how you can improve your studios ranking.The French are formative cultural leaders in many respects: from cuisine to art to fashion, they are viewed as global front-runners in several disciplines, and architecture is undeniably one of them. When we think of France, we often admire the illustrious Gothic churches, the Haussmanian Parisian boulevards, the ornate Baroque palaces, Le Corbusiers modernist triumphs and the charming countryside towns.The French built environment is swimming in architectural history, but equally so in contemporary triumphs. Its not only the Gothic and Renaissance chteaux that make this paysage franais so exciting to explore, it is also the architectural innovation taking place today. Revolution is rooted in the French DNA, and the commitment to transforming and creating is not lost in its architectural community. Whether they are reinventing established architectural typologies like school design or invigorating their public spaces through green architecture, the French remain governors of incredible architecture.With so many architecture firms to choose from, its challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in France based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.How are these architecture firms ranked?The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firms level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firms ranking, in order of priority:The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2025)The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2025)The number of projects selected as Project of the Day (2009 to 2025)The number of projects selected as Featured Project (2009 to 2025)The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2025)Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of France architecture firms throughout the year.Without further ado, here are the 30 best architecture firms in France:30. NZI Architectes NZI ArchitectesWe founded the agency NZI ARCHITECTES in 2012. Our association is based on a project approach by creative, complementary and participatory experimentation. Fervent activists for environmental innovation, our work is based on the search for contextual urban insertions, paying constant attention to sustainable development. We are lucky to be able to work on atypical programs that vary from participatory housing to straw construction, but also from wood construction to office recycling into housing.This course, enriched by the diversity of solutions that we experiment on the programs, forces us to be combative to get out of pre-established standards. Our work is oriented towards the exploration of other and innovative techniques.Some of NZI Architectes most prominent projects include:Transformation of an office building into a wood and straw 139 student rooms, Paris, FranceShop to Loft Conversion, Paris, FranceLevallois Apartment, Levallois-Perret, FrancePARTICIPATORY HABITAT IN MONTREUIL, Montreuil, FranceWood and Stone Early childhood home, Vaural, France The following statistics helped NZI Architectes achieve 30th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Winner 1 A+Awards Finalist 2 Featured Projects 3 Total Projects 6 29. GARDERA-D GARDERA-DGARDERA-D is a pluridisciplinary architecture agency established in Paris and Biarritz, France.The agency explores a wide scope of investigation and responds to a varied demand for projects, ranging from architecture (housing, workplaces, teaching, equipment) to interior design and object design.Each project is approached and studied in a specific way, according to an approach based specifically on a particular attention to usages of buildings and the search for an optimum level in the relationship between architecture and location.Some of GARDERA-Ds most prominent projects include:ACBA, Agglomration Cte Basque Adour, Bayonne, FranceHouse R, Anglet, France145 Student Housing, Bordeaux, FranceAZALA, 20, Avenue du Sabaou, Biarritz, FranceH+L House, Biarritz, France The following statistics helped GARDERA-D achieve 29th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: Featured Projects 6 Total Projects 8 28. STUDIO 02 Luc Boegly PhotographeBased in Vannes since 2007 and claiming the Ocean scenery as an inspiration, Studio 02 has found its place among the most prolific architect duos from the new generation. From the Binic nautical pole and the Plomodiern town hall to the overlays at the Baud Cultural Center, Romain Grgoire and Thomas Collet, set their enthusiastic vision of modernity, of a rational architecture, elegant and sophisticated made to please the client. Faced with the context of each project, Studio 02s style feeds itself from successive transformations, affirming the idea that no construction can simply just be abstract or monumental.Some of STUDIO 02s most prominent projects include:City Hall, Plomodiern, FranceLOTUS, Rennes, FranceMonterblanc, Monterblanc, FrancePLUMERGAT, Plumergat, FranceCultural center, Baud, France The following statistics helped STUDIO 02 achieve 28th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: Featured Projects 6 Total Projects 8 27. LAN Architecture Julien LanooLAN Architecture was founded by Benoit Jallon and Umberto Napolitano in 2002. The agencys name echoes the partners intentions directly. LAN is precisely the acronym of Local Architecture Network and it refers to the local design network applied and developed through specific field skills, experts and authors attending on the projects.The double nationality of LAN enables to bridge different European countries. In 2004 LAN architecture work was selected by the French Culture Minister for the Nouveaux Albums des Jeunes Architectes for its potential and talent. In six years time, the agency has earned a reputation and won competitions both in France and abroad.Some of LAN Architectures most prominent projects include:Hotel Residence in Atacama, Atacama Region, ChileChildrens Toy Library, Bonneuil-sur-Marne, FranceCOMPANY HEADQUARTERS MARCHESINI FRANCE, Saint-Mesmes, FranceSprengel Museum extension, Hanover, Germany30 passive housing units, Paris, France The following statistics helped LAN Architecture achieve 27th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: Featured Projects 6 Total Projects 25 26. Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes Dietmar Feichtinger ArchitectesDietmar Feichtinger Architectes is an architectural studio based in Paris and in Vienna. Founded in 1993, the studio has built a strong reputation for exploring the dynamics between architecture and engineering.Some of Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes most prominent projects include:Financial and commercial department of Voest Alpine Stahl, Linz, AustriaFoot and Cyclebridge over the Rhein, Huningue, FranceLogistic Centre, Gennevilliers, FranceSport Centre Ladoumgue, Paris, FranceLMH Headquarters, Tourcoing, France The following statistics helped Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes achieve 26th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: Featured Projects 6 Total Projects 52 25. Taillandier Architectes Associs Taillandier Architectes AssocisFounded in 1993 by Pierre-Louis Taillandier, Taillandier Architectes Associs (TAA) is an architecture and urbanism agency based in Toulouse, France. TAA is an open-minded organisation, working side by side with private and public partners.The people at TAA give their best to develop architectural solutions aimed to enhance the general experience: regardless of the nature of the project, the answer has to improve the quality of life of the end user and the direct environment. To reach this goal, the approach needs to be well designed and well built. Every step must be taken very carefully within a structured and professional organisation.Much more than a mere architectural momentum, every project designed by Taillandier Architectes Associs solves a series of equations blending program, user and environmental specifics.Some of Taillandier Architectes Associs most prominent projects include:Pacherou Aquatic Center, Carcassonne, FranceCampus Vidal & Forum des Arnes, Toulouse, FranceZAC Niel, Toulouse, FranceCour Saint Cyp, Toulouse, FranceINFINITY, Toulouse, France The following statistics helped Taillandier Architectes Associs achieve 25th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Finalist 1 Featured Projects 6 Total Projects 38 24. Atelier Stphane Fernandez Atelier Stphane FernandezThe studio is based in Aix en Provence in the south of France, not far from Marseille.mThe studios work focuses on landscape issues. From the urban landscape to the historical landscape, from the built to the unbuilt, our approach being the field of architecture to a much more complex reality.With this in mind, the studio works in collaboration with a variety of disciplines (landscape architects, designers, photographers and writers) to produce an approach to the project that is as complete as possible, but above all as sensitive as possible.Some of Atelier Stphane Fernandezs most prominent projects include:Ecole Communale Jacqueline de Romilly, Cannes, FranceInternational Accommodation Centre for the Oceanological Observatory, Banyuls-sur-Mer, FranceCour et Jardin, Vertou, FranceEspace Arbois Duranne, Aix-en-Provence, FranceLogements Monfleuri social housing, Carnoux-en-Provence, France The following statistics helped Atelier Stphane Fernandez achieve 24th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Finalist 1 Featured Projects 5 Total Projects 5 23. PETITDIDIERPRIOUX PETITDIDIERPRIOUXCdric Petitdidier and Vincent Prioux founded Petitdidierprioux Architectes in 2004. With more than forty staff and two offices in Paris and Lyon, PPX has completed more than forty projects, with just as many currently in development and in construction. Through its work, PPX has garnered expertise in residential housing, consistently striving for social mixing and pleasurable density in an effort to reconcile individual and collective housing, including for high-rise buildings. Each project delivers thoughtful consideration of typological variations and the notion of comfort, through particular attention to context, orientation, materials and energy use.PPX makes understanding any new situation the starting point of its process, and approaches each project free of preconceptions, always with a fresh, yet seasoned perspective.Some of PETITDIDIERPRIOUXs most prominent projects include:TALE OF TRANSFORMATION LA FANTAISIE HOTEL, PARIS, 24, Rue Cadet, Paris, France152 HOUSING UNITS, Villeurbanne, France71 HOUSING UNITS IN A SOCIAL RESIDENCE, Boulevard du Fort de Vaux, Paris, FranceSOCIAL RESIDENCE, Bordeaux, FranceATHLETES VILLAGE OLYMPIC GAMES 2024, Lle-Saint-Denis, France The following statistics helped PETITDIDIERPRIOUX achieve 23rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Winner 1 A+Awards Finalist 1 Featured Projects 4 Total Projects 13 22. Moussafir Architectes Moussafir ArchitectesThe Moussafir Architectes agency was founded in 1993, after 10 years of training and practice in the agency with Christian Hauvette, Henri Gaudin, Dominique Perrault and Francis Soler. The firms first interior design achievements was the headquarters of the Apostrophe company and IGAS, administrative services of the Council of State. Afterwards, the practice participated in many culturally dominant competitions, alone or in association.Some of Moussafir Architectes most prominent projects include:5 Vertbois, Paris, France105 Social Dwellings + 18 SOHOs, Paris, FranceMaison EscalierLa Luciole, Alenon, FrancePARIS 8 UNIVERSITY ARTS DEPARTMENT, Paris, France The following statistics helped Moussafir Architectes achieve 22nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Winner 2 A+Awards Finalist 1 Featured Projects 4 Total Projects 6 21. NBJ architects NBJ architectsCreated in 2000 by Elodie Nourrigat and Jacques Brion, N+B architects became NBJ Architectes in 2013. NBJ Architectes projects are inscribed in different scales, whether architectural or urban. Invested in the diffusion of architectural culture, they organize the annual Festival des Architectures Vives which invites young architects to intervene in the courtyards of private mansions in Montpellier and in the city of La Grande Motte.Some of NBJ architects most prominent projects include:House NB, Montferrier-sur-Lez, FranceUrban Space and Parking in Carros, Avenue des Cigales, Carros, Francehigth school in Morieres Les Avignon, Rue du Docteur Fleming, Morires-ls-Avignon, FranceOffice of Technical Center, La Grande-Motte, FranceLyce Paul Valry, 2, Avenue Saint-Jacques, Menton, France The following statistics helped NBJ architects achieve 21st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: Featured Projects 5 Total Projects 45 20. Benjamin Fleury Architecte-UrbanistePhoto: David Bourreau - Benjamin Fleury Architecte-UrbanisteLocated in Montreuil, the workshops favorite territory is the first Parisian crown, with the assertive desire to enhance the intrinsic qualities of these complex urban landscapes, sometimes underestimated.Some of Benjamin Fleury Architecte-Urbanistes most prominent projects include:Rambouillet Transition CenterSocial Housing in Pantin, Pantin, FranceRehabilitation of 17 housing, Rue Leibniz, Paris, France30 housing units in Carrires-sous-Poissy, Carrires-sous-Poissy, France18 social housing units in Valenton, Valenton, France The following statistics helped Benjamin Fleury Architecte-Urbaniste achieve 20th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: Featured Projects 7 Total Projects 11 19. Nomade Architectes Mathieu DucrosRaphal Chivot, Matthieu Laviolle and Vincent Le Garrec open-neck shirts and no Rolexes are self-made men. An early schoolboy encounter was important; a sail together across the Atlantic, decisive. An agency was born first from camaraderie, then friendship: Nomade, all clear on the horizon and open-mindedness at a maximum, which means, no borders. Between Paris and Vannes (its two locations) the agency specializes in all projects. And it works everywhere. Nomade moves and grows.Ideas swarm in the inventive minds of some thirty faithful co-workers who have taken to organizing themselves around centers of interest, from design to the worksite via research, communication and even computer science.Some of Nomade Architectes most prominent projects include:Janine Jambu Gymnasium, Bagneux, FranceValerie Nicolas Gymnasium, Cancale, FranceMaison air et lumire an Active House by Nomade, Verrires-le-Buisson, FranceDelegation of the vineyard, Clisson, FranceSt Brieucs Elderly Establishment, Saint-Brieuc, France The following statistics helped Nomade Architectes achieve 19th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: Featured Projects 7 Total Projects 15 18. AUM Pierre Minassian AUM Pierre MinassianAUM Pierre Minassian is a firm that started its activity by designing houses. Since then the firm has diversified and now deals with a variety of subjects in various fields such as hotels, company headquarters, art galleries, cultural centers, educational buildings, sports facilities and even multi-unit housing.There are however common points between all the projects designed by Pierre Minassian and his team: the minimal design that integrates discreetly and efficiently into the landscape, the use of raw materials such as concrete, steel, wood, stone and glass, the priority given to natural light through the presence of very large-scale glazed faades, and the idea that any building designed by the firm should provide the residents and visitors with a unique living experience.Some of AUM Pierre Minassians most prominent projects include:Chipster Blister House, Lyon, FranceLa Mira Ra, FranceWhite Snake House, FranceLe siphon de la Mulatire, Lyon, FranceLibrary and Cultural Center, Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-dOr, France The following statistics helped AUM Pierre Minassian achieve 18th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: Featured Projects 6 Total Projects 13 17. LCR ARCHITECTES Sylvain MilleLCR ARCHITECTES was founded in 1992 by architects Philippe Lapeyre, Jean-Claude Coustillires and Xavier Ratynski. The team is mainly made up of architects, but also graphic designers, draftsmen and a construction economist among others. Accustomed to carrying out major operations in fields such as culture, education, the tertiary sector, student housing, health, research, collective housing, transport, industry and banking for the most part, this multidisciplinary and expert team guarantees a contextual proposal as well as a real proximity with the contracting authority.Some of LCR ARCHITECTES most prominent projects include:SOUTHERN URBAN TELEPHERIC, Toulouse, FrancePublic College of Labarthe-sur-Lze, Labarthe-sur-Lze, FranceAcademy of Art Crafts (ESMA), Auzeville-Tolosane, FranceEURALIS Headquarters in Lescar, Lescar, FranceJean Jaurs subway station, Toulouse, France The following statistics helped LCR ARCHITECTES achieve 17th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Winner 1 Featured Projects 4 Total Projects 9 16. Atelier Roberta archi5Roberta is a creature with three heads: three backgrounds, three skills, three landscape practices united in a single vision of the project. Roberta pays very specific attention to sites and territories. She relies on her intuition and extensive field experience to open up new avenues for further study. She likes to travel, by train or by road.Every project is new. Roberta has no preconceptions, and hates recipes. She always asks herself the question of practicality, how to bring a designed project to life, and how to make it her own. She is also sensitive to new materials and technologies, and to innovations taking place on the other side of the border.Some of Atelier Robertas most prominent projects include:Jean Louis tienne school, Coupvray, FranceP+R park and ride, Vertou, FranceESIEE-IT school of engineering and digital expertises, Pontoise, FranceThtre deau, Fumel, FranceBAT 170 housing units and shops, Paris, France The following statistics helped Atelier Roberta achieve 16th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Winner 2 Featured Projects 6 Total Projects 12 15. marjan hessamfar & joe verons architectes associes Arthur Pquin PhotographeMH&JV Associates is a Bordeaux-based practice with an office in Paris. Marjan Hessamfar and Joe Vrons graduated from the school of architecture landscape design in Bordeaux and established their firm in 2004. They won the competition for residential architecture LEnvers des Villes in 2003 and the competition Clbration des villes organised by the UIA (Union Internationale des Architectes). Their rehabilitation project for the River Darban in Teheran, Iran addressed themes central to urban ecology such as geography, water pollution, and the history of techniques. They won the Premire oeuvre (first building) award in 2008 for the Jean-Jaurs primary school in Cenon, Gironde, and quickly stood out for their exacting, elegant work inspired by their dual European and Persian heritage.Some of marjan hessamfar & joe verons architectes associes most prominent projects include:Professionnal & Technical High School, Mont-de-Marsan, FranceCap Leeuwin, Mixed-Use Development at the Bassins Flot, Bordeaux, FranceSchool, Educative & Cultural Center, Pau, FranceGinko 93 multi-family housing units , Bordeaux, FranceSchool complex with gymnasium, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France The following statistics helped marjan hessamfar & joe verons architectes associes achieve 15th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Finalist 1 Featured Projects 7 Total Projects 16 14. STUDIO RAZAVI + PARTNERS STUDIO RAZAVI + PARTNERSOur work rests on a fundamental principal: the mediation between engineering & architectural culture. It is our belief that successful designs can only materialize by fully synthesizing building technology and architectural sensitivity.Our approach to space is hence determined by a rigorous understanding of existing relationships between technique and culture, free of stylistic limitations, open to context.Our designs cover a wide spectrum or architectural services from interiors to master planning services for clients in both the public and private sectors. Operating as one firm with two offices (Paris and New York) our portfolio of works spans from Europe to the Americas and includes residential, corporate, hospitality, civic, transportation, and mixed-use projects.Some of STUDIO RAZAVI + PARTNERS most prominent projects include:August Debouzy, Paris, FranceConcrete Town House, New York City, New YorkMountain House, Manigod, FranceApartment XVII, Lyon, FranceApartment XVI, Paris, France The following statistics helped STUDIO RAZAVI + PARTNERS achieve 14th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Winner 1 A+Awards Finalist 1 Featured Projects 6 Total Projects 17 13. Hamonic+Masson & Associs Hamonic+Masson & AssocisHamonic+Masson & Associs is Galle Hamonic, Jean-Christophe Masson and, since 2014, Marie-Agns de Bailliencourt, partner. The firm was founded in 1997, and was nominated for the Mies van der Rohe award in 2001 and awarded the Nouveaux Albums de la Jeune Architecture (Naja) in 2002.The agency came to the attention of the general public in 2003 with the design of the Maison Mtal, exhibited in the Parc de la Villette. This event placed it at the confluence of art and architecture, a flexible space that allowed for some exciting adventures and inaugurated a series of exhibitions and scenographies: co-curator of the French Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2008 as part of the French Touch collective, Cit de lArchitecture et du Patrimoine, etc.Some of Hamonic+Masson & Associs most prominent projects include:HOME , Paris, FranceNewR, Nantes, FranceThe Docks Dombasles: 25 apartments and offices, Le Havre, Le Havre, FranceCentre des Archives Contemporaines, Fontainebleau, FranceReims Archives, Paris, France The following statistics helped Hamonic+Masson & Associs achieve 13th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: Featured Projects 7 Total Projects 17 12. Ateliers A+ Ateliers A+From Montpellier, Nmes, Toulouse or Paris, Ateliers A+ cross territories and programs, contexts and aspirations, to design projects throughout France and sometimes beyond, serving public and private project owners.With more than 100 employees today, our multidisciplinary team has been combining know-how, experience, curiosity and enthusiasm for more than 30 years, drawing with several hands and at all scales with a common vision, born from the creative and collective reflection of our 8 professions: architecture, town planning, landscape, environment, design, engineering, economy and management.Some of Ateliers A+s most prominent projects include:A+Agency, Montpellier, FranceNEW NATIONAL STADIUM TOKYO 2020, Shinjuku, JapanHotel La Prison***, Bziers, FranceJean-Claude Carriere Theatre, Montpellier, FranceCultural Centre , Agde, France The following statistics helped Ateliers A+ achieve 12th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Finalist 2 Featured Projects 6 Total Projects 27 11. Franklin Azzi Architecture Franklin Azzi ArchitectureFranklin Azzi and his practice, founded in 2006, develop a transversal approach stimulated by the intertwining of different views and disciplines. In constantly working on architecture, interior architecture, design and contemporary art, he develops a way of designing and building that is applicable to all scales and typologies of space.From urban micro-architecture such as embodied by the Eiffel Kiosque and its prefabricated structure, to towers in Dubai and Paris, via conversions of existing buildings such as the Alstom market buildings in Nantes, his interventions are based on a quest for sustainability to meet the needs of all users.Some of Franklin Azzi Architectures most prominent projects include:Sasaek Horizons, Seoul, South KoreaEP YAYING, Shanghai, ChinaTOKO, WEBHELPS HEADQUARTERS, Paris, FranceAlstom Warehouses, Nantes Higher School of Fine Arts, Nantes, FranceEIFFEL KIOSK, Paris, France The following statistics helped Franklin Azzi Architecture achieve 11th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Winner 1 A+Awards Finalist 2 Featured Projects 7 Total Projects 27 10. Coldefy ColdefyThomas Coldefy and Isabel Van Haute are the duo of Coldefy & Associates Architects Urbanists, leading the diverse international team based in Lille, France.The firm is characterized by their dynamism and creativity, animated by an international tropism that drives them to participate regularly in professional events around the world as well as in large international competitions. Their originality and resourcefulness have brought them success in a number of entries, including the Hong Kong Design Institute which they won in 2006 against 162 teams.Some of Coldefys most prominent projects include:Tropicalia, Lille, FranceHong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong, Hong KongRue des Rogations Apartments, Lille, FranceLucie Aubrac School, Tourcoing, FranceRigot Stalars, Dunkirk, France The following statistics helped Coldefy achieve 10th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Winner 2 Featured Projects 5 Total Projects 8 9. PPA architectures PPA architecturesPPA architectures is based in Toulouse, France is committed to fabricating urbanity through projects whose programs and contexts are analyzed and questioned from the point of view of use and construction. The agency tries to adjust to specific, generous and comfortable architectural and urban proposals a neutral, constructively flexible and frugal formalization. This intention, ambitious and pragmatic, relies on a collaborative, multidisciplinary and open work methodology to adapt to the contemporary conditions of a useful urbanism and architecture.Some of PPA architectures most prominent projects include:50 Modular Timber, Toulouse, FranceSalle des ftes de Pratgraussals, Albi, FranceBarn in Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrnes, Midi-Pyrnes, FrancePavilion M, Seilh, FranceMartel House, Toulouse, France The following statistics helped PPA architectures achieve 9th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: Featured Projects 8 Total Projects 20 8. designbuildLAB designbuildLABThe design/buildLAB is a project-based experiential learning program within the Architecture, Environment and Constructive Cultures (AE&CC) Masters Program at the National Architecture School in Grenoble, France (ENSAG). The program is focused on the research, development and implementation of innovative construction methods and architectural designs. Students collaborate with local communities and industry experts to conceive and realize built works of architecture that are both educational and charitable in nature. The aspirations of the program are simultaneously to reinforce the knowledge and skills necessary to the students successful and meaningful practice of architecture and to support development efforts in distressed communities by enriching the quality of their built environment.Some of designbuildLABs most prominent projects include:cole Primaire Jean Rostand, Bourgoin-Jallieu, FranceSmith Creek Park, Clifton Forge, VA, United StatesMaison Pour Tous, Four, FranceSharon Fieldhouse, Alleghany County, VirginiaSharon Fields, Alleghany County, Virginia The following statistics helped designbuildLAB achieve 8th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Winner 3 A+Awards Finalist 2 Featured Projects 6 Total Projects 6 7. Atelier Zndel Cristea Atelier Zndel CristeaOfficially established in January of 2001, today AZC includes around thirty people organized into four areas: design, research, construction, and administration of projects. Our teams are made up of young architects from all over the world, as the diversity of our own respective Swiss-American and Romanian origins has brought us to an understanding of the interest in crossing cultures and transgressing boundaries. Consequently, the efficiency and creativity of our firm are bolstered by a constant effort in observing whats going on elsewhere, in striving to work outside our country, in taking an interest in differences.Each of our projects are embodied by a strategy of qualitatively occupying sites, without preconceptions regarding their geographic location, their programmatic requirements, or their scale.Some of Atelier Zndel Cristeas most prominent projects include:Bouncing BridgeGrenelle towerOffice building in Vevey, Vevey, SwitzerlandTreasury office, Muntzenheim, FranceMedical care center Limay, Limay, France The following statistics helped Atelier Zndel Cristea achieve 7th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Winner 1 Featured Projects 9 Total Projects 50 6. h2o architectes Julien Attardh2o architectes is an office of creative architectural design also specializing in the restoration of ancient monuments. It is lead by three architects: Charlotte Hubert architect dipl. DPLG and historical preservation architect, Jean-Jacques Hubert architect dipl. DPLG founder of the office and Antoine Santiard architect dipl. EPFL who joined in 2008.Established as a firm in 2005, the leading architects have had multiple collaborations since 2000. They have executed projects and won international competitions both as independent architects as well as for other major architects (Bruno Decaris, Jakob+MacFarlane, Bernard Tschumi). h2o works on a wide scope of projects and scales including historical monuments and sites, urban planning, architecture and design.Some of h2o architectes most prominent projects include:Chatou, Chatou, FranceThe Cabin French Alps, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, FranceFront and back Apartment, Paris, FranceEvas Bed20 social housing and 3 commercial spaces, Paris, France The following statistics helped h2o architectes achieve 6th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: Featured Projects 10 Total Projects 17 5. Ferrier Marchetti Studio Ferrier Marchetti StudioFerrier Marchetti Studio seeks to develop a sensitive, humanist approach to the city, combining sustainable development and new technologies in the quest for innovation and urban delight. The result is a preliminary analysis, procedure and stance which informs the architectural design process. We are innovative and idealistic in our approach to what architects can and should be capable of.Since 1993, we have believed that architecture should be a radical agent of change and reinvention. The studio has dedicated itself to the production of innovative projects and concepts with a commitment to sustainable development as a backdrop. There are philosophical roots to this approach.Some of Ferrier Marchetti Studios most prominent projects include:Aqualagon, Paris, FranceThe French International School of Beijing, Beijing, ChinaHeadquarters of Mtropole Rouen Normandie, Rouen, FranceHachette Livre Headquarters, Vanves, FranceBridge in Choisy-Le-Roi, Choisy-le-Roi, France The following statistics helped Ferrier Marchetti Studio achieve 5th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Winner 1 Featured Projects 7 Total Projects 15 4. FREAKS freearchitects FREAKS freearchitectsFREAKS freearchitects is a Paris-based architecture firm lead by three architects favouring prospection, research and experimentation through projects and building process practices from small scale art installations to large scale architecture competitions.Although nowadays their built projects are mostly located in France, FREAKSs partners have lived and experienced a wide range of abroad working contexts such as San Francisco, Tokyo, Beijing, Berlin, Mumbai, Singapore and Istanbul.Some of FREAKS freearchitects most prominent projects include:SAMMODE research & development center, Lamotte-Beuvron, FranceRefurbishment of the historical Strasbourg zoos pedagogical farm and new visitor center, Strasbourg, FranceSUR MESURE, Paris, FrancePavillion in a garden, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, FranceTribal Act Historical Tattoo and Piercing Parlor in Paris, Paris, France The following statistics helped FREAKS freearchitects achieve 4th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Finalist 1 Featured Projects 10 Total Projects 19 3. Atelier du Pont Atelier du PontEstablished in 1997, Atelier du Pont is an architecture and interior design firm of some 45 professionals from all walks of life who work alongside the studios founders, Anne-Ccile Comar and Philippe Croisier. The studio works on a wide variety of projects, from hotels to facilities, housing, offices, private residences, boutiques, and restaurants. Each one explores new ways of living, working, and relaxing to create sites that are well-suited to their purpose, creative, and inspiring, in France and abroad.Some of Atelier du Ponts most prominent projects include:Holiday house with swimming pool, Le Cap Ferret, Lge-Cap-Ferret, France25 rue Michel le Comte, Le Marais, Paris, FranceOffices for the Community of Municipalities, Les Herbiers, FranceWoody Office building near Paris (France), Saint-Maurice, FranceDominique Duvauchelle Stadium, Crteil, FranceTop image: Bienvene the new headquarters of RATP Habitat, Paris, France The following statistics helped Atelier du Pont achieve 3rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Winner 1 A+Awards Finalist 3 Featured Projects 14 Total Projects 29 2. archi5 archi5archi5 was founded in 2003, the fruit of its founders common agency experience and the approach they share to architecture. A context-based approach to projects is key : the site, the programme, the social and cultural challenges are all examined, analyzed and compared. These data are then transformed into questions.The projects offer a dynamic and comprehensive response to those issues to the highest standard that has come to be archi5s trademark. This approach is visible, legible in every building. It confers meaning and form and is perceptible in the projects applications, spaces and environmental impact. It is the essence of our confidence in architecture, its capacity to enhance humankinds environment.The agency uses its acumen and know-how to instill this ethos throughout and to guarantee its continuity.Some of archi5s most prominent projects include:The Marcel Sembat High School, Sotteville-ls-Rouen, FranceJean Louis tienne school, Coupvray, FranceAngela Davis school, Bezons, FranceLouise Michel High School, Gisors, FranceMont de Marsan Mediatheque, Mont-de-Marsan, France The following statistics helped archi5 achieve 2nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Winner 5 A+Awards Finalist 4 Featured Projects 11 Total Projects 34 1. Dominique Coulon & Associs Dominique Coulon & AssocisLocated in the heart of Strasbourg, Dominique Coulon & Associs is a firm of architects of national and international renown.For more than 25 years, the agency has earned a reputation for the quality of the public facilities it designs. It has worked on a wide and varied range of programmes, including a media library, music school, auditorium, school complex, swimming pool, sports facilities, a residential home for the dependent elderly, and housing.Dominique Coulon and his associate Steve Lethos Duclos allow their intuition to lead the way as they seek to develop contextual projects that combine contrast and complexity, where the outer envelope hints at inner richness.Some of Dominique Coulon & Associs most prominent projects include:Housing for elderly people, Huningue, FrancePierre Bottero media library and park, Plissanne, FranceCharles Aznavour conservatoire of music, theatre and dance, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, FranceMulticultural centre, Isbergues, FranceRegional Court and Industrial Tribunal, Montmorency, France The following statistics helped Dominique Coulon & Associs achieve 1st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France: A+Awards Winner 1 A+Awards Finalist 3 Featured Projects 22 Total Projects 44 Why Should I Trust Architizers Ranking?With more than 30,000 architecture firms and over 130,000 projects within its database, Architizer is proud to host the worlds largest online community of architects and building product manufacturers. Its celebrated A+Awards program is also the largest celebration of architecture and building products, with more than 400 jurors and hundreds of thousands of public votes helping to recognize the worlds best architecture each year.Architizer also powers firm directories for a number of AIA (American Institute of Architects) Chapters nationwide, including the official directory of architecture firms for AIA New York.An example of a project page on Architizer with Project Award Badges highlightedA Guide to Project AwardsThe blue + badge denotes that a project has won a prestigious A+Award as described above. Hovering over the badge reveals details of the award, including award category, year, and whether the project won the jury or popular choice award.The orange Project of the Day and yellow Featured Project badges are awarded by Architizers Editorial team, and are selected based on a number of factors. The following factors increase a projects likelihood of being featured or awarded Project of the Day status:Project completed within the last 3 yearsA well written, concise project description of at least 3 paragraphsArchitectural designwith a high level of both functional and aesthetic valueHigh quality, in focus photographsAt least 8 photographs of both the interior and exterior of the buildingInclusion of architectural drawings and renderingsInclusion of construction photographsThere are 7 Projects of the Day each week and a further 31 Featured Projects. Each Project of the Day is published on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Stories, while each Featured Project is published on Facebook. Each Project of the Day also features in Architizers Weekly Projects Newsletter and shared with 170,000 subscribers.Were constantly look for the worlds best architects to join our community. If you would like to understand more about this ranking list and learn how your firm can achieve a presence on it, please dont hesitate to reach out to us at editorial@architizer.com.The post 30 Best Architecture and Design Firms in France appeared first on Journal.