Utopies Réalisées - A different view of 20th C. architecture
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In the region of Lyon, 5 sites are the foremost symbols of 20th century architecture : the Quartier des Etats-Unis in Lyon, the Quartier des gratte-ciel in Villeurbanne, the Le Corbusier site of Firminy-Vert, the Le Corbusier Convent of La Tourette, and the Cité des Etoiles of Givors.
This unique collection of architectural sites offers visitors the chance to get right to the heart of the architectural and urban Modernist Movement : from its pioneering avantgarde phase in Villeurbanne and Lyon through to its peak in Firminy and La Tourette, and later by the debate and renewal that resulted in the development at Givors.
These 5 sites reflect the 20th century trend for social and urban utopian developments, all the result of a firm conviction shared by avant-garde architects and visionary mayors that architecture and modern urban
planning have an essential role to play in creating a better world.
This unique collection of architectural sites offers visitors the chance to get right to the heart of the architectural and urban Modernist Movement : from its pioneering avantgarde phase in Villeurbanne and Lyon through to its peak in Firminy and La Tourette, and later by the debate and renewal that resulted in the development at Givors.
These 5 sites reflect the 20th century trend for social and urban utopian developments, all the result of a firm conviction shared by avant-garde architects and visionary mayors that architecture and modern urban
planning have an essential role to play in creating a better world.