Fouquet's Barrière hotel in Paris, designed by French architect Edouard Francois, gets built.

Today's architecture picks.

+ USC professor Behrokh Khoshnevis' contour crafting machine is scheduled to erect its first house in California within the next few months. "The two-story house will built in less than 24 hours out of only concrete and gypsum -- and without the help of a single human hand." @ Inhabitat.

+ World's largest prefab lakeside cottage gets factory built in 21 days @ Royal Homes Toronto. We're at Day 7.