EXO for exotic: The exhibition skips over popular Europe to situate itself in far-flung exotic spaces. Though the term may be overused, what does remain is distance and its aspects of the unknown, time difference, change of scenery, climate and culture. EXO for exercise: As eternal candidates within the realm of construction, architects submit their proposals for a host of projects. Globalisation has given them access to new types of orders and the opportunity to discover new ground as well as to test their creativity on new scales. A vast breadth of experiences proves a great source of stimulation in the practice of their metier. Over 80 projects; ongoing or recently delivered works and constructions, attest to the globalisation of around forty Parisian architecture practices. The exhibition demonstrates the diversity in both type and size of the operations ranging from blueprints for a new urban landscaping project to the fitting out of a simple shop. There is also a strong eclectic element introduced through varied concepts and forms evoking a multitude of stimuli and mixing multiple references which provide hybrid results; some of them strange and often surprising.

Florence Accorsi and François Lamarre Journalists and curators invited.

The design of the exhibition created by the Pavillon de l'Arsenal is based on a planisphere which allows visitors to encounter the world through these 80 projects. Floating models, films projected onto screens mounted on raised facades and photos of building sites on canvas provide the ingredients to this journey around the globe.

Agence Odile Decq Benoît Cornette Architectes Urbanistes Exhibition designers invited.

80 projects and works presented by 36 agences Parisian practices:

ADPi / AMA ARCHITECTURE / PAUL ANDREU / ARCHITECTURE-STUDIO / AREP / ARTE CHARPENTIER / ATELIER CHRISTIAN DE PORTZAMPARC / ATELIER SERAJI ARCHITECTES & ASSOCIÉS / ATELIERS LION ARCHITECTES URBANISTES / ATELIERS JEAN NOUVEL / AW2 / FRANKLIN AZZI / ANTHONY BÉCHU / CHRISTIAN BIECHER & ASSOCIÉS / BROSSY & ASSOCIÉS / DUBOSC & LANDOWSKI / DUBUS-RICHEZ / GUILHEM EUSTACHE / JACQUES FERRIER ARCHITECTURES / MANUELLE GAUTRAND ARCHITECTE / HUBERT & ROY / ITAR ARCHITECTURES / MARC MIMRAM / ODILE DECQ BENOÎT CORNETTE ARCHITECTES URBANISTES / PÉRIPHÉRIQUES ARCHITECTES / DOMINIQUE PERRAULT ARCHITECTE / REICHEN ET ROBERT & ASSOCIÉS / JACQUES ROUGERIE / FRANCOIS SCALI / SEURA / S’PACE / BERNARD TSCHUMI URBANISTES ARCHITECTES / VALODE & PISTRE / JEAN-PAUL VIGUIER / WILMOTTE & ASSOCIÉS / X-TU