The City of Fashion and Design, is a building located at the site of the old general storehouses on the quai d'Austerlitz in

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. The public opening, originally scheduled for early 2008, took place during 2010.

IFM Paris (Institut Français de la Mode) IFM may refer to: Organisations * IFM Therapeutics, a US-based pharmaceutical company * Institute of Fisheries Management, a UK non-profit organisation * (Malaysian: 'Malaysian Physics Institute'), a Malaysian professional body * Institute for Me ...

has been located in the building since 2008.''Vogue ''(UK), 21 May 2012
/ref> Art Ludique, a museum of exhibitions of contemporary art in comic books, manga, cinema, live animation and videogames, is also located in the building. Located beside the

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, between the

Gare d'Austerlitz The Gare d'Austerlitz (English: Austerlitz Station), officially Paris-Austerlitz, is one of the six large Paris rail termini. The station is located on the left bank of the Seine in the southeastern part of the city, in the 13th arrondissemen ...

and the

Bibliothèque nationale de France The Bibliothèque nationale de France (, 'National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as ''Richelieu'' and ''François-Mitterrand''. It is the national repository ...

, The City of Fashion and Design was designed by architects Jakob + MacFarlane and is one of the most remarkable contemporary monuments of Paris with its bold architecture.

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