The French Minister of Culture announced the winning team for the “Louvre-Nouvelle Renaissance” competition to transform the Musée du Louvre. The team is led by STUDIOS Architecture, with New York-based Selldorf Architects and BASE Paysagiste. The renovation initiative was announced in January 2025 due to concerns about the historic complex’s deteriorating condition. The competition included an initial round in June and a shortlist of five teams revealed in October. French authorities set dual goals: repair and transform the building to preserve collections while updating it for contemporary public expectations, including sustainability requirements. The winning proposal targets the Louvre Colonnade, aiming to reconnect the site with the city, improve accessibility, redevelop surrounding urban areas, enhance the entrance’s historic value, add a vegetated esplanade composition, create a dedicated Mona Lisa space, and provide modular temporary exhibition facilities, relaxation areas, and visitor services.
"The French Minister of Culture announced on Monday, May 18, 2026, the winner of the “Louvre-Nouvelle Renaissance” competition. The team selected to transform the world-renowned Musée du Louvre is led by STUDIOS Architecture, New York-based Selldorf Architects, and landscape architecture firm BASE Paysagiste. The renovation initiative was announced in January 2025 as a major intervention for the historic complex following concerns expressed by the museum's director regarding its deteriorating condition."
"According to French authorities, the project has a dual objective: to repair and transform the building to preserve its collections while updating it to meet contemporary public expectations, including sustainability requirements that will pose significant challenges for the museum in the coming decades. The proposal by STUDIOS Architecture, Selldorf Architects, and BASE Paysagiste responds to the competition brief focused on enhancing the Louvre Colonnade, the eastern façade of the palace."
"The “Grande Colonnade” competition called for reconnecting the heritage site with the city, improving accessibility through new entrances and circulation routes, and redeveloping the surrounding urban areas with the aim of improving both visitor experience and staff working conditions. Other important objectives included enhancing the historic value of the entrance, introducing a new vegetated composition for the esplanade, creating a dedicated space for the Mona Lisa, designing a modular temporary exhibition space with high technical standards, and integrating new relaxation areas and visitor services."
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