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Find in Forbes the op-ed of Jean-Marc Palhon, President of Extendam, on the role to play by investors in the social and environmental responsibility of the hotel industry.

“[…] The hotel industry is more and more invested in social and environmental concrete approaches.  Sustainable development is indeed more and more important in the strategies of hospitality companies, at different stages of development. In the face of current challenges, we all have a shared responsibility and commitment to take in the acceleration of the movement.We, investors, have a key role. ”

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With Aude Masboungi, for a city that gives way to improvisation !
“Just like our lifestyles that are moving and constantly transforming themselves, we need to think of reversible, evolving spaces.”
She presents her singular vision of urban programming and adresses specifically the opportunities that vacant spaces create in in cities and metropolis.

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This month, L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui is dedicating an exceptional Hors-Série to Maud Caubet’s agency and some of her finest projects among which some have never been featured. It displays her manifesto for optimism, but also contributions of Gilles Boeuf and Romain Lecocq. This achievement, to which we are proud to have contributed, is a proof of her commitment to blur boundaries between spaces and disciplines.

A way to discover Changemakers whose approaches and practices inspire (all of) us.

“Architecture must absolutely take part in the debate, anticipate, invest in proposing innovative projects, both demonstrators and with a high impact”
In this very first Changemaker Times, Maud Caubet talks about life, the responsibility of architects and the way she acts to blur boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces.

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Discover the new website of La Belle Friche, highlighting the beautiful projects carried out by this urban programming agency like no other. At the heart of their approach, the desire to leave room for improvisation in the city and to create projects aligned with direct needs detected in the territories.

A way to discover changemakers whose approaches and practices inspire (all of) us.

It talks about architecture, consulting, art & culture, urban planning, reuse, finance, social and solidarity economy … to reveal makers of solutions for today and tomorrow. See you next week for sharing our first interview.

Cadre et Dirigeant Magazine lets the word to Arnaud Marcilly and Jean-Baptiste Chetti to explain their vision of an agile Business Consulting through their new on-demand and connected consulting service, Tod – Thinkmarket on demand.

On June 11th, Maud Caubet’s agency inaugurated with York and STAM Europe La Colline de Marly, a biophilic office campus. In carrying out the study of the site repositioning and valorisation, the agency has imagined a design for an 10,000 sqm extension for the campus activity, inviting users to reconnect with nature. Faithful to her architectural approach, Maud Caubet blurs the boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces.

Thank you for following the webTV What if the City?. Do not hesitate to check the episodes on our Youtube channel if you did not have the chance to watch them all.

Thanks to the participants for enlightening our exchanges with the solutions they brought. There will be soon a booklet going back on this adventure.  

See you in September 2019!

Extendam is France’s leading private equity firm dedicated to business hospitality in Europe. Every year, it organises what they call Matinales, which is a big conference with a panel of speakers enabling hotel professionals to have a complete and updated overview of the hotel and catering industry, in France and in their region. It allows them to keep abreast of the major trends in the sector and to benefit from feedback from large, medium and small players deploying attractive strategies in this market.

For this 8th Matinale, Extendam and its partners wanted to talk about the specificities of the mountain hotel industry: changing contexts, challenges imposed by the climate change, needs for a great adaptation, new concepts emerging since a few years…

On May 16, the event brought together more than 200 mountain professionals and experts: a successful operation for Extendam, its partners and Les Grandes Idées!