La Défense 2050
workshop of planning and urban design 27 Août – 23 Septembre 2011
Utopias in Paris
The 1960′s plan the next 40 years to come
In the 1960′s, society evolved and numerous projects were conceived for Paris, covering the next 40 years. We will not write about every projects and utopias that have emerged during the 60′s and the 70′s, but we will take a closer look on some significant projects, with an urban or metropolitan scale, that were designed … Continue reading
Paul Maymond, under city and floating city
In the 1960′s, the architect Paul Maymont proposed a plan for Paris that was based on cone-like cities with 15 to 50 000 people in each cities. A hollow column hosts the technical infrastructures (transport, water, etc…), and from this column, cables are unfolded to create a giant web that can support various buildings. The … Continue reading
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