MODERNISME POMPIDOLIEN

Un site dédié au futurisme architectural français. 50s // 60s // 70s // 80s

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Vue aérienne du groupe scolaire des Plants en 1975, Jean Renaudie, architecte.

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“L'architecture est un jeu magnifique”, exhibition at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, 1985, with designs by architects made out of Lego.

Photos courtesy of Harald Jahn

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‘La Maison “bulle” à six coques’, 1967 Presented in Paris at 1967 and built between 1968 and 1970 in Gripp (Hautes-Pyrénées), this plastic shells were dismantled in 1998 and nowadays they can only be found in museums or in private collections.

Jean Maneval (photographs by Gérard Ifert, De Greef)

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via “(Das) Werk, 55” (1968)

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Casino (1951-59) in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, by Pierre Sonrel & Marcel Bonhomme. Demolished in 1987.

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Les Choux de Créteil, Creteil, France, built between 1969-74, Architect Gérard Grandval. © BACU

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Laurent Kronental’s photograph of Cité Curial-Cambrai, 19th arrondissement, Paris (via phototrend.fr)  

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SUMA Supermarket, Ris-Orangis, France, 1970

(Claude Parent)

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Auditorium Maurice-Ravel Lyon, France; 1972-75

Henry Pottier, Charles Delfante, Jacques Rechsteiner, Bernard Caille (photography by V. Cuyl, PCP)

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via “Informes de la Construcción: Volume 32, 315" (1979)

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L'École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Grenoble Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes, France; 1975-78

Roland Simounet

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via “Roland Simounet: d´une architecture juste: 1951-1996”, Le Moniteur; Paris (1997)

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Les Courtillières, Pantin, 1965.

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Mammouth Supermarket, Epernay, France, 1970

(Claude Parent)

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Bostonians Hate Their City Hall, but Architects Love It

Roman Mars’ podcast 99% Invisible covers design questions large and small, from his fascination with rebar to the history of slot machines to the great Los Angeles Red Car conspiracy. Here at The Eye, we cross-post new episodes and host excerpts from the 99% Invisible blog, which offers complementary visuals...

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Pantin admisnistrative center, By Kalisz and Perrottet, 1972.

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Town Hall (1972-74) in Créteil, France, by Pierre Dufau

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Church “Notre-Dame-des-Flots” (1956-66) in Cap Ferret, France, by Raymond Morin

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Sevran, photo aérienne des Beaudottes, Seine-Saint-Denis, 1970.

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The Psychology Of Skyscrapers

Could living in the sky subtly influence our perspective of space, distance, and height?