Trophée Béton Pro
Award
The project to build a media library and renovate a music school in Sarlat-la-Canéda is one of the 10 winners of the 2026 Trophée Béton Pro.
Through the Trophée Béton’s professional category, the associations Bétocib and Cimbéton aim to raise awareness among a broad audience about the role of concrete in architecture by showcasing contemporary projects. It is also an opportunity to highlight the material’s innovative and environmental performance—whether used in its various forms or in combination with other materials—to strengthen dialogue among design teams, and to foster the emergence of innovative architectural thinking centered on concrete.
D'architectures 10+1 Awards
Award
We are very pleased to announce that our project to build a media library and renovate a music school in Sarlat-La Canéda is among the winners of the darchitectures d’a magazine award.
"This beautiful project by Dominique Coulon takes a stand on two fronts. On the one hand, it is not unrelated to the sense of collective guilt we feel toward nature, which has been ravaged by our civilization’s conquest and exploitation of resources. On the other hand, it boldly pursues the patient realization of a utopia that is as outdated as it is urgent: culture for all, in every corner of the region. By bringing the phenomenology of the most archaic geological phenomena to the forefront of this suburban street, and by providing this small provincial town—and those all around it—with a reading space of great architectural quality, he brilliantly combines these two political imperatives.”
Pierre Chabard (jury member, architect, critic, and Ph.D. in architecture; professor at ENSA Paris La Villette)
September 2026
Le Laboratoire du Cinéma
Filming
Dominique Coulon took part in the Laboratoire du Cinéma project: designing and bringing to life a cinema-library-museum-recording studio during a 50-minute free-flowing discussion with director Pablo Tréhin-Marçot.
This imaginary public space, resembling a lighthouse and situated on the Marseille waterfront, provided an opportunity to explore the connections between architecture and cinema and to envision innovative and architecturally daring possibilities: transparent projection screens visible from the city, an entrance from the sea, and a basement recording studio illuminated by light from the water…
This discussion, centered on the ideas of intergenerational connection, the beauty of places, challenging conventions, and freedom, is now available to watch on YouTube.
Le Geste d'Or 2025
Award
On Thursday, December 4, 2025, Dominique Coulon received the Geste d'Or award in the Architecture, Urban Planning, and Restructuring category for the media library and tourist office in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, completed in 2024.
The ceremony was held at the Chapelle Notre-Dame de Consolation in Paris. Our thanks go to Pascal Payen-Appenzeller and the entire Millésime 2025 team.
Décembre 2025
Appointment of the media library and music school of Sarlat-la-Canéda
Award
We are pleased to announce the nomination of one of our upcoming publications, the media library and music school of Sarlat-la-Canéda, for the 2026 edition of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies Van der Rohe Awards.
October 2025
150 libraries to see before you die
Book
The Belgian publishing house Lannoo has included the Porto-Vecchio media library, due to open in 2022, in its book presenting the “150 libraries to see before you die.”
Whether you are an avid reader or an architecture enthusiast, this richly illustrated book is an inspiring travel guide and the perfect reference for those seeking quiet yet infinitely interesting spaces. From opulent Baroque monasteries to sleek contemporary cultural centers, each library has its own story—and, of course, a captivating selection of books and media to browse.