Languedoc Roussillon Region Pavilion, La Grande Motte Public Building, French Architecture, Images
Sailing Cube in La Grande Motte
FAV Pavilion in southern France: French Architectural Installation ? design by Atelier Jérôme Lafond
page updated with new photos 24 Dec 2016 ; 6 Aug 2014
Sailing Cube ? Pavilion du FAV 2014 à Montpellier
Breath Box ? activates senses for the Festival of Lively Architecture along shoreline of La Grande Motte France
Design: Atelier Jérôme Lafond
Festival des Architectures Vives presentation

The Festival des Architectures Vives aims to raise public awareness of the wide range of architecture. It seeks not only to highlight the work of a young generation of architects, landscape architects and urban planners but also to discover unexpected urban areas.
Through two urban courses, one in the historical heart of Montpellier?s town and a second in La Grande Motte, the public can discover works of contemporary architecture in unique sites and sometimes unknown from people. In Montpellier, courtyards of private hostels, usually closed to the public, open their doors during the festival.

In La Grande Motte, the festival offers an urban course in the heart of Jean Balladur?s architecture, which characterises this seaside town, recently approved ?Heritage of the XXth Century?. In 2014, the Festival des Architectures Vives invested 20 sites in total with 18 installations + 2 pavilions.

Many works allow interaction with visitors. Leaving no physic...