Abstract
In the teeming context of the 1970s, the Cité Avanchet-Parc is an undeniably original achievement, representative of the approach – above all cultural – of a generation of architects who sought to experiment with new urban and architectural forms in response to current practice. The satellite precinct is also a sign of skillful construction, undoubtedly pioneering in the context of the 1970s and which is still today, half a century later, the essence of its relevance to the present. An exemplary experience, the Cité Avanchet-Parc today deserves renewed recognition.
Keywords
Modern Movement,
Modern architecture,
Modern housing,
Post-war housing,
Welfare architecture,
Mass housing,
Geneva modern architecture,
Cité Avanchet-Parc,
Franz Amrhein,
Peter Steiger,
Walter Maria Förderer,
Experimental housing,
Preservation of modern architecture,
Renovation of modern architecture,
Energy performance.
Issue 65
Year 2021
Pages 70-77
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.52200/65.A.Y1ZP6CEH