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EVENTS

Festival des
SOLEIL DES JARDINS- Soto Antunez Isabel &
Architectures Gonzalez Gracia Elena

Vives 2021

Montpellier, France

he 2021 edition of the Festival
of Architectures Vives received
Ta very positive return from the
public, the number of visitors the festival
has increased hugely, with more than
10,000 people attending.
The Festival des Architectures Vives
aims at raising public awareness over a
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.
Many works allow interaction with
visitors. Leaving no physical trace, the
festival seeks to make an impression, to
initiate a global reflection on architecture
and its development in an existing urban
context and finally, to create a dialogue
between contemporary works and
heritage. Mediators are present at each
site. These mediators are students at the
School of Architecture of Montpellier and
they strive to increase the appreciation of
the works among the visitors. The event
is free, reflecting the desire of opening
up architecture to the greatest possible
number of people.

SOLEIL DES JARDINS- Soto Antunez
Isabel & Gonzalez Gracia Elena

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