Our selection for the European heritage days 2025

For the 42nd edition of the European Heritage Days, the Architecture de Collection team reveals its selection of must-see events!

The Architecture de Collection office welcomes you exceptionally to share its passion for architecture and heritage. Come and discover our space, exchange with our team, and immerse yourself in the world of modern and contemporary architecture. We will be delighted to introduce you to our latest projects in Marseille and the Provence & Côte d’Azur region, as well as those of our partners within the Unité d’Habitation, who are committed to preserving the architectural heritage of the 20th and 21st centuries.

For the European Heritage Days, the Villa Benkemoun association is organizing conferences focused on architecture. Discussions will explore the memory of the house and the future of 20th-century buildings in the face of climate challenges.

Speakers : Sylvie Denante, architectural historian; François Goven, honorary Inspector General of Historic Monuments; Laurent Duport, architect and professor; Brigitte Benkemoun; Anaïs Sala; as well as engineers and craftsmen who worked on this construction..

Saturday, September 20 : Guided tour from 10 AM to 12 PM, round table “History and Memory” from 2:30 PM to 5 PM, dinner and screening of “Fading” by videographer Sophie Laly.
Sunday, September 21 : Round table “Building in One’s Time” from 2 PM to 4 PM

For the European Heritage Days, (re)discover this creation by architect Jean Dubuisson, labeled “Remarkable Contemporary Architecture” in 2003. Dubuisson, a student of Le Corbusier, completed in 1967 an 18-story building named “Les Érables.” This building features a grid extending from its façade and a mosaic on each of its north and south gables. Through an architectural and landscape walk, you can explore the entire site.

Exhibition : “PAN GU 盘古: THE INITIAL INFINITE” by artist Xiaojun Song
“The legend of PAN GU illustrates the ancient Chinese cosmological thought, where man and the universe are intimately linked, and creation is both an act of separation and harmony.

Friday, September 19 : 12 PM to 7 PM
Saturday, September 20 : 10 AM to 6:30 PM
Sunday, September 21 : 10 AM to 6:30 PM

Through a sensitive approach, informed by social sciences and anthropology, designer matali crasset invites visitors to move beyond the observation of a world in crisis and to experiment with useful design, rooted in daily life.

The Site Le Corbusier presents the exhibition “Nos pieds d’argile,” co-curated by designer matali crasset. This event is part of the theme “Resource(s), Foretelling Tomorrow,” carried by the Saint-Étienne Design Biennale, and marks the conclusion of a three-year artistic exploration by the Site Le Corbusier on the city and ecological transition.
Through what she calls “life scenarios,” the designer presents demonstrative architectures, new experiences of habitability, and prospective narratives to imagine other possibilities.

Exhibition presentations all day.
Exhibition by Site Le Corbusier.

Architect and urban planner Fernand Pouillon (1912–1986) was one of the great builders of the post-World War II reconstruction era in France. His works are characterized by harmonious integration into their sites, rigorous proportions, noble materials, and collaboration with sculptors, ceramicists, and landscape artists.

On the site of the former Salmson factories, Fernand Pouillon built over 2,200 homes. The entire complex has been awarded the state label “Remarkable Contemporary Architecture.”

This visit is organized by the Boulogne-Billancourt tourist office.

Built in 1952 on the ruins of the Nouvelles Galeries, which burned in 1938, this 10-story building is the joint work of architects René Egger, Fernand Pouillon, and Jean-Louis Sourdeau. The building is now labeled “Remarkable Contemporary Architecture.”

The tour, guided by resident-mediators, includes common areas, the original model, inner courtyards, and visits to a few apartments.