Concordia at Photoclimat: Open-Air Pavilion in Paris

Exterior design · Cultural installation · Paris · 2025

Concordia is an open-air architectural installation designed by Mamou-Mani for the Photoclimat biennale at Place de la Concorde, Paris. Fab.Pub fabricated components for the sculptural timber-and-rattan pavilion, which creates a public setting for photography and conversation.

Fabricating a public space for art

The composition features a timber tower flanked by two curving wings that support large-scale photographs. Looping rattan elements form an expressive outer skin, while reclaimed tree trunks help anchor the structure against wind loads. The installation frames views toward the Obelisk, connecting a contemporary work of architecture to its historic setting.

Working with Mamou-Mani and the wider engineering team, Fab.Pub contributed physical fabrication and assembly expertise so that complex geometry and natural materials could be translated into a temporary, buildable public installation.

A collaborative cultural commission

The project reflects how digital design and hands-on fabrication can work together on temporary public architecture: precise structures, expressive materials and a layout shaped around public experience.

Credits

Client: Photoclimat
Design: Mamou-Mani Architects
Fabrication: Fab.Pub, including Giovanni Panico, Harry Kingham, Minran Xue, Paris Lau, Vijayalakshmi Vijayappan and Antoine Proust
Engineering: Format Engineers
Organisers: Nicolas Henry and Caroline Daubié
Photography credits on source project: Stéphane Lanoux, Justine Brunet, Clair Obscur and Plante Earth

Read the full Mamou-Mani project and gallery, or speak to Fab.Pub about a large-scale project.