Jacob Celnikier News Today

French flânerie One of the highlights of the French Pavilion is its esplanade promenade which was designed as a flânerie (lounge) and relaxation space for visitors, adorned with endemic trees. The groundbreaking of the pavilion was done in May last year in the presence of Elisabeth Borne, former French Minister of Transports. The architects were Jean-Luc Perez and Bernard Mauplot (Atelier du Prado Architectes) and Jacob Celnikier and Pascal Grabli (Celnikier & Grabli Architectes). Also in att...

Expo 2020: French pavilion ready for visitors Team KT/Dubai A view of the French pavilion at Expo 2020. — Supplied photo On April 26, the pavilion will unveil its visitors’ journey and the permanent and temporary exhibitions to be discovered by visitors The French pavilion at Expo 2020 has completed construction, more than five months ahead of the event in October. Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State and Managing Director for the Dubai World Expo, and Franck Riester, French Minister for Fore...