The Order of Architects is organizing its major conference of Regions in Dijon on June 29, 30 and July 1

This event, which brings together the presidents of the Councils of the Order from all regions, allows the profession to come together at a crucial moment when the solutions proposed by architectural creation take on their full meaning in the face of global warming and to the scarcity of resources. This event also highlights the way in which the commitments of architects, around the rehabilitation of existing buildings, find concrete illustration in a city like Dijon.

For 3 days, the elected members of the Order of Architects will be gathered at the City of Gastronomy and Wine, at the Consortium, at 1204 - Architecture and Heritage Interpretation Center - and at the National School of Architecture. 'Art and Design.

They will debate around the actions that mobilize them and that they deploy in the territories to:

• Ensure more balanced development;
• Move from a housing policy to a housing policy, taking into account the expectations of the French people;
• Prioritize rehabilitation;
• Support the change of practices in the construction and architecture sector in the face of climate change;
• Decarbonize construction by developing new materials and reuse sectors.

For architects, the solutions are found as close as possible to the territories and their inhabitants, and in better support for local elected officials.

For Christine Leconte, President of the National Council of the Order of Architects, “The rehabilitation of existing buildings is now an obligation at a time when 66% of waste in France comes from construction and infrastructure. This is a major battle in our profession and architectural creation has a wide range of options to give new life to existing buildings. The territory of Burgundy and the city of Dijon offer concrete examples of projects that have taken into account the urban envelope to give it a new use: the Consortium, completely renovated in 2011 by Shigeru Ban, Pritzker Prize winner, or the recent Cité Internationale de gastronomy and wine, which rehabilitates the site of the former general hospital of Dijon".

The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region has just under 600 architects (source: Archigraphie 2020)