STUDIOS + Selldorf team wins Louvre overhaul competition in Paris

Nearly 40 years after I.M. Pei transformed the Louvre Museum with his once-controversial pyramid, the storied Paris art landmark is gearing up for another major architectural intervention — this time led by STUDIOS Architecture Paris and Selldorf Architects. 

Earlier today, French officials selected the team’s proposal as the winner of the international "Louvre-Nouvelle Renaissance" competition as part of the new “Grande Colonnade” project, an ambitious overhaul aimed at untangling circulation, improving access, and giving the world’s busiest museum a little more room to breathe.