Cardboard emergency shelter structures: a good idea from an architect for refugees

Cardboard emergency shelter structures: a good idea from an architect for refugees

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, winner of the 2014 Pritzker Prize, had his famous cardboard tube emergency shelters installed in two Parisian gymnasiums that welcomed people passing through from Ukraine to give them more privacy. Women and children parading in the Marie-Paradis gymnasium located near the Gare de l’Est, requisitioned by the Paris City Hall in … Read more

Michelin guide 2022: despite the difficulties, the only vegan star restaurant maintains its position

Michelin guide 2022: despite the difficulties, the only vegan star restaurant maintains its position

Cinema has its Césars and gastronomy has Michelin stars. On Tuesday, March 22, the Michelin Guide unveiled the list of star restaurants for 2022 during a ceremony in Cognac (Charente). While 55 locations lost one or more stars between 2021 and 2022, mainly due to permanent closures, others managed to keep their precious accolades. This … Read more

Children addicted to screens: the ‘evil of the century’? Science puts it into perspective.

Children addicted to screens: the 'evil of the century'?  Science puts it into perspective.

Children glued to screens, to the point of threatening their development. The idea regularly worries a number of personalities and political leaders, especially in France, who are calling for it to be a public health problem. However, the scientific data does not support this alarmism. “Children’s overexposure to screens could be the evil of the … Read more