From October 16 to 19, 2025, explore our team’s curated selection of exclusive tours, walks, and lectures celebrating architecture, its history, and its professions for the 10th edition of the National Architecture Days !
© Villa Barbéris
Exclusive opening of Villa Barberis
In 1961, an entrepreneur commissioned architect Guy Rottier to design a modernist family home. With pilotis, an ethereal façade, and vibrant colors, Rottier created a modernist villa heavily influenced by Le Corbusier, with whom he worked during the construction of the Unité d’Habitation in Marseille. The villa has been labeled Remarkable Contemporary Architecture since 2006. The day will begin with a screening of the documentary L’Architecte et le Menuisier (Jean-Louis André, 2015), followed by a tour of the villa.
Saturday, October 18, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Villa Barbéris, 2750 Route Nationale 7, 06270 Villeneuve-Loubet
Registration : associationvillab@gmail.com
©Michel Sebald
Guided tour of the Immeuble Mouchotte
Designed from 1962 to 1966 by architect Jean Dubuisson, the Immeuble Mouchotte is one of the iconic buildings of the post-war Reconstruction era. A guided tour of the common areas and a selection of apartments, along with an exhibition on the building’s history, will allow visitors to discover Paris’s largest residential building, home to over 2,000 residents.
Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Immeuble Mouchotte, 8 Rue du Commandant-René-Mouchotte, 75014 Paris
No registration required
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Guided tour of the athletes’ village
It took the collaboration of around thirty architects, as many project managers, and 30,000 employees to build the village that hosted approximately 15,000 athletes from around the world during the 2024 Olympic Games. Designed with a longer-term vision than the Games themselves, the forty colorful buildings welcomed their first residents in October ! Discover this program through renovated industrial heritage, innovative urban amenities, and equipment at the heart of the Pleyel district.
Sunday, October 19, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Meeting point : Carrefour Pleyel, 14 Place des Pianos, 93200 Saint-Denis
By reservation : infos@pop-plainecommune.com
© Rotor
Meeting with Victor Meesters, Architect and Designer, Member of ROTOR Collective
Discover the innovative philosophy of the Belgian collective ROTOR, a pioneer in reuse since the early 2000s. With a focus on reducing environmental impact, the collective promotes the recovery and reuse of materials. ROTOR also provides consulting services for companies seeking to align their activities with more environmentally respectful practices.
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Lieu Commun, Artist-run space, 25 Rue d’Armagnac, 31500 Toulouse
No registration required
“Everyday architectures” for the 2025 National Architecture Days
Since 2016, the National Architecture Days have aimed to broaden public knowledge of architecture. For the occasion, a wide variety of educational tools are deployed: workshops, tours, exhibitions, and architectural walks. The goal is to raise awareness of architecture’s role in our society, to highlight its cultural, social, technical, and scientific contributions, and to underscore its impact on shaping the built environment.
