Parisian 1970s School Transformed into Media Library and Refugee Center by Associer
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Jon Astbury
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Summary
French architecture studio Associer has transformed a Parisian 1970s school into the James Baldwin Media Library and the Refugee House, combining a media library, center for the Deaf, event spaces, classrooms, and cooking areas.
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Associer has completed the James Baldwin Media Library and the Refugee House in Paris by adapting and extending a former secondary school.
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