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- ↑ "Grand Prix national de l'architecture 2010 décerné à Frédéric Borel". architectes.org (in French). March 24, 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ↑ https://www.culture.gouv.fr/Presse/Communiques-de-presse/Pierre-Louis-Faloci-laureat-du-Grand-Prix-national-de-l-architecture-2018
- ↑ https://www.culture.gouv.fr/Presse/Communiques-de-presse/Atelier-d-Architecture-Philippe-Prost-laureat-du-Grand-Prix-national-de-l-architecture-2022-et-Renee-Gailhoustet-prix-d-honneur-pour-l-ensemble