100architects and Playgones join forces

100architects and Playgones join forces

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2020

KEY PARTNERSHIP TO BEAUTIFY THE PUBLIC REALM IN FRANCE
 
September 9th 2020 | Shanghai | China
 
 
100Architects – Street Architecture & Urban Interventions – and Playgones – Urban Landscaping and Sports – are getting closer to pool their know-how.
 
As of September 2020, this union is based on a complementarity of activities, expertise and locations.
It will enable the company to offer a wide and varied range of services in the world of leisure and sports
development in France
 
 
100architects & Playgones Partnership Video | Launch Partnership
 

 

Convinced of the bright future of leisure and sports urbanism, this fusion is a strong signal in the urban architectural scene. It is in this joint corporate project and in a shared vision of the importance of play in future developments that all the partners and employees are working together today to meet the urban planning challenges of tomorrow.
 
Able to respond to both private and public issues throughout the territory, 100 Architects and Playgones will offer several areas of expertise & specialization with the common denominator of the world of play and sports.
 
 

Official Press Release


 

Official Press Release

“More than a partnership, an obvious one. We feel that we have brought together all the means to develop a human, creative and unique agency. A complementarity that will find its echo on the French market.”

Javier González Rivero, Partner 100architects
 

“The fusion of 100 and Playgones makes sense today for two companies that know and appreciate each other, that share the same vision of playful urbanism and, above all, the common desire to progress and take up new challenges for tomorrow’s developments.”

Nicolas Lovera, CEO Playgones
 

 
100Architects is located in Shanghai. Since its beginnings, the agency has set itself its focus on the Public Realm, developing public spaces for leisure, recreation and entertainment and nowadays has already gained significant experience in the sector of sports and leisure development.
 
The agency is also internationally recognized for having won numerous architectural awards, such as the famous REDDOT AWARD 2018, with «The Chain Effect», in the Environmental Graphics category.
www.100architects.fr
 
 
Playgones is located in the Lyon and Paris regions. Its head office is located at 7 impasse Gutenberg, 38110 Rochetoirin, Isère, Rhône Alpes Region. Several sales offices are located throughout France.
 
The company is structured in specialized poles to meet all the major areas of intervention in the field of sports and leisure. A team composed of technicians, skilled workers and a commercial cell in order to be able to propose solutions of arrangements adapted to all the requests.
www.playgones.com
 
 

You can also read the news in our French partners website and press release in the following link:
https://www.playgones.com/100architects

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