“The ecological transition” at the heart of the 8th edition of the National Architecture Days from October 13 to 15, 2023

They aim to reveal the presence of contemporary architecture throughout the territory, whether large projects or everyday constructions: housing, transport, public infrastructure, sports or cultural facilities, etc.

For this 2023 edition, the National Architecture Days will be devoted to the place and role of architecture in the ecological transition to highlight sustainable and responsible architecture, which consumes less non-renewable resources and energy, more healthy and more adapted to current lifestyles and the changes in our world.

In this context, the Ministry of Culture is committed to an architecture which places man and the environment at the center of its approach and which crystallizes the issues of ecological transition while affirming the role of architecture as a lever for transformation to meet future challenges.

For three days, architecture will be discovered in all its facets throughout France through a rich and ambitious program which offers meetings and debates, visits to architectural agencies and construction sites, urban walks, open days , exhibitions…

Many events not to be missed are offered, including:

• The exhibition “It’s happening in the city!” Sport and architecture for tomorrow” around sport, its place and its role in the city of tomorrow, from October 13 to 15, on the Le Corbusier site in Firminy in the Loire (42).
• The “City of Tomorrow” workshop invites young and old to participate in a large LEGO construction to imagine a city that is both ecological and pleasant to live in, on Saturday October 14 at the Museum of Earthenware and Fine Arts of Nevers , in Nièvre (58).
• The Territoires Pionniers association which offers a visit to the “Headquarters under construction - A renovation in a short circuit”, a premises entirely renovated using 100% local materials, resulting from reuse, on Sunday October 15, in Caen, in Calvados (14).
• “The traveling photographic exhibition Matjoukann Architecture Festival” which retraces, through sublime photographs of urban poetry, the highlights of the first edition, organized last year by the Maison de l’Architecture de Martinique, and which begins on Bertin in Saint-Pierre in Martinique (97).
• The exhibition organized at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines City Museum on Friday October 13 and Saturday October 14 highlights the visual strength of the buildings of this French economic hub, many of which were designed by the great names of modern architecture.
• From October 12 to 14, the Order of Architects of Nouvelle-Aquitaine presents the first edition of the traveling biennial “Meetings of architecture in motion”, which takes place at the Caserne Marceau, in Limoges in Haute-Vienne (87) . A hybrid event between major professional meetings and cultural festival which aims to demonstrate the capacity of territories to adapt to the imperative of ecological transition but also to raise awareness among the general public of the importance of architectural quality in the face of environmental issues.

This year again, on Friday October 13, the “Look up! » will be specially dedicated to school audiences, from kindergarten to final year. Carried out in partnership with the Ministry of National Education and Youth, this system aims to awaken young people to an architectural and urban culture.

Led by the Ministry of Culture with the assistance of the regional directorates of cultural affairs (DRAC) and the overseas cultural affairs directorates (DAC), the National Architecture Days rely on numerous networks which are mobilizing in order to raise public awareness of architecture and contribute to its influence.

The National Architecture Days are organized by the Ministry of Culture with the support of numerous partners: National Council of the Order of Architects, City of Architecture and Heritage, National Schools of Architecture, National Federation of architecture, town planning and environmental councils (FNCAUE), Network of Houses of Architecture, Cities and Countries of Art and History, Mutual Society of French Architects. They also benefit from the support of media partners: À Vivre, Phenix Channels, Insert, Histoire TV, Technikart, Beaux-Arts, Tout l’Histoire, Gulli, France Télévisions.