Cities and architecture

Since 2009, the Seine-Saint-Denis County Council has been backing “la Culture et l’Art au Collège (CAC)”. This project is based to a large extent on the presence in class for several weeks (40h) of an artist or scientist whose mission is to engage the students in a process of research and creation. 

 

Partners and tutors:  Kieu Nguyen, Séverine Véron, Myrto Redor, Xavier Moens/ architects

Project manager: Stéphane Coulaud

 

Objectives:
Looking at a city through its architecture. Working with architects, the pupils use inventiveness, technology and history to link architecture and society.

Workshop:
What do the pupils know about their city? Where do they spend their time? Does their territory meet their expectations and needs?

Selecting a controversial development zone (rehabilitation, reallocation, communication networks, development of a ZAC, etc.) Field survey.

After these preliminary investigations, the classes designed a full programme covering all the special features of their city. They then worked on the architectural and town planning part of the project (plans, texts, models, etc.).

Outcome:
Publication of Archi book, a design book which gives an idea of the range of problems the classes encountered. It also complies with architectural codes and the conventions used to present a project for an architectural contest.
In some schools, the teachers organised an exhibition as well as distributing the books.

Outings (selection):
- CITÉ DE L’ARCHITECTURE, EXHIBITION “GARDENING IN THE CITY”
- PAVILLON DE L’ARSENAL, VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION “PARIS AND ITS DEVELOPMENTS”
- VISIT TO THE DESIGN STUDIO “PÉRIPHÉRIQUES ARCHITECTES”

Participating schools: 
- Collège Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, Pré-Saint-Gervais
- Collège Denis-Diderot, Aubervilliers
- Collège Robert-Doisneau, Clichy-sous-Bois
- Collège Albert-Camus, Rosny-sous-Bois

 

Photo: PIERRE ANTOINE

Cities and architectures

LE COURS DES CHOSES

Avec la période de confinement, les démarches initiées en collège ont connu quelques changements, également quelques aménagements et surprises. Le moment est venu de présenter ce qui a été finalisé par les élèves, les enseignants et les intervenants. Cet espace de diffusion rapporte nombre de témoignages visuels, sous des formats à la fois fixes et animés, et invite les visiteurs à une découverte différenciée : en cela par projet identifié ou d’une manière plus aléatoire.