  urlLink Guardian Unlimited | Arts news | Artists' squat to become cultural venue : "For first time in its five-year history, the purple, pink and orange doorway to the squat in a former office block at the heart of the French capital's expensive 1st arrondissement, was locked yesterday, after city authorities ruled that the building was no longer safe to receive the thousands of people who visit annually. The 30 artists who work at 59 rue de Rivoli have been given rent-free studios and living space elsewhere, while the Paris authorities begin an emergency renovation programme on the premises. If the works go smoothly, the squat will reopen, newly legalised, in early 2007. " 
