[1] Billed as France's fourth largest architectural firm by revenue,[2][3] it is one of the country's usual candidates for public building contracts, submitting around 80 such tenders a year nationwide and abroad.

[1] Thus, the scope of the agency's work has remained wide, with only a loose specialization in sports, education and healthcare facilities that are typical of the market.

Originally from Loire, Chabanne grew his business in Paris.

[5] In 1999, he acquired office space in Lyon and relaunched his practice as Chabanne et partenaires, a hybrid firm housing both architecture and engineering specialists.

[4] Jean Chabanne's son Nicolas (born 1974) succeeded him at the head of the practice in 2011.