National Architecture Days 2024 at Le Corbusier sites

Pessac – Cité Frugès-Le Corbusier

To mark the Journées nationales de l’architecture, the town of Pessac is celebrating the centenary of the start of construction of the Quartiers Modernes Frugès in 1924. The event, which will be convivial, contemporary, original and freely accessible, will feature an exceptional programme of 7 videos by contemporary artists projected onto the façades and windows of the houses in the Cité. 7 works linked to Le Corbusier, architecture, design and urban planning to be discovered on 19 October from 6pm.
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Piacé – Espace Bézard-Le Corbusier

Exhibition, concert, guided tours/walks, art-architecture-design trail around 60 works, free admission to the Espace Bézard – Le Corbusier… The Piacé le Radieux site offers a rich programme on 19 and 20 October.
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Firminy – Sites Le Corbusier

Free admission, tours (except for the guided tour of the Unité d’habitation) and workshops are on the programme on 18, 19 and 20 October at the Le Corbusier Firminy-Vert site. And to rediscover these emblematic monuments with a touch of humour and scientific rigour, sign up for the guided tour ‘Moi j’aime pas Le Corbusier’ (I don’t like Le Corbusier), an offbeat tour that takes the opposite approach to a traditional tour. Online booking required for all activities.
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Val de Briey – Unité d’habitation

Chants aux grands architectes de ce monde, by Jérôme Fohrer, is a show with music and projections organised on 17 October at 6.30pm at the Modulor, at the foot of the Cité Radieuse in Briey. The exhibitions L’architecture de Le Corbusier à l’épreuve du sport, freely accessible in the hall, and Manhattan, horizon vertical, by Keith Goldstein, will also be on show during these special days.
More information. Booking : Véronique Léonard – tel: +33 (0)3 82 20 28 55 – .

Ronchamp – Colline Notre-Dame du Haut

Visite guidée thématique pour rencontrer les acteurs de la colline, projection du documentaire « Ronchamp, le Corbusier, Renzo Piano et les clarisses » en présence de la réalisatrice Isabelle Brunnarius et de sœur Brigitte, visite pendulaire entre la Maison de l’environnement sur le site du Malsaucy à Sermamagny et le site de Notre-Dame du Haut à Ronchamp et atelier architecture sont au programme les 19 et 20 octobre à Ronchamp.
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Poissy – Villa Savoye

LEGO® workshop at the Villa Savoye: on 19 and 20 October, delve into Le Corbusier’s manufacturing secrets and create your own miniature version of the iconic Villa Savoye.
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Paris – Maison La Roche

The Fondation Le Corbusier is proposing guided tours of 30 minutes (departures every 30 minutes, no reservation required) and discovery of the exhibition Günther Förg, Le Moderne on Saturday 19 October at the Maison La Roche.
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Boulogne-Billancourt – Musée des années 30

The city of Boulogne-Billancourt, in partnership with the Tourist Office, is revealing the treasures of its architecture with a rich programme of events on 19 and 20 October: architecture workshop for 6-11 year-olds at the Musée des Années 30, Le Corbusier tour, architectural walk, presentation of the model of the Villa Cook-Le Corbusier…
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Paris – Fondation Suisse/Pavillon Le Corbusier

The exhibition Destinations Le Corbusier: architectural promenades, presenting photographic details of the sites on the Council of Europe’s cultural route dedicated to the architectural work of Le Corbusier and its influence on the world and the history of societies, will still be accessible free of charge at the Le Corbusier Pavilion at the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris during these special days: free admission from 10am to 12pm and from 2pm to 5pm.
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