"We want a garden place": architect Philippe Prost appointed to remodel the Concorde in Paris

Landscape designer Anne-Sylvie Bruel and heritage architect Philippe Prost were appointed on Thursday to remodel the largest square in Paris. The works are estimated at between 36 and 38 million euros.

The Bruel Delmar workshop was selected at the Hôtel de Ville de Paris on Thursday, March 27th. He will remodel the Place de la Concorde with his team, as early as 2026. A project chosen by a jury composed of mayor Anne Hidalgo and representatives of the Ministry of Culture, among five proposals.

The Concorde Commission, chaired by former Minister Jean-Jacques Aillagon, delivered its verdict this Thursday morning. Among the five teams of architects in the race, it is Philippe Prost who will have the responsibility to remodel the famous, and charged with history, Parisian square.

The redevelopment of the Place de la Concorde in Paris, between the gardens of the Tuileries and the Champs-Élysées, will soon begin. The city hall of Paris and the Ministry of Culture have just unveiled the winner of the call for projects. At the heart of the change: the vegetation of the old royal square. - Green and (many) fewer cars: this is what the future Place de la Concorde (Topics of society) will look like. TF1 INFO

The City of Paris has just revealed the project of redevelopment of the Place de la Concorde. Priority is given to pedestrians, soft mobility and green spaces.

Paris, 27 Mar (EFEverde).- The famous Place de la Concorde de Paris, which is now a huge crossing for road traffic, will have less asphalt and cement and more green spaces and for walkers with the rehabilitation project announced this Thursday by the mayor, Anne Hidalgo. The largest square in the city, with about eight hectares of surface, is included in the set 'Paris-Orillas del Seine', declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but currently domi…