Urbanism, everyone's concern? Euralille at the turn of the 1990s, between elitarian and popular crtique

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Published: Sep 15, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3917/clara.007.0096

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Valéry Didelon
École nationale supérieure d'architecture Paris-Malaquais
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6801-6648

Abstract

For a long time, urban development projects in France have been a matter for politicians and professional elites. Starting in the mid-1980s, however, they gradually democratized. This article examines how a wide range of diverse participants enaged a lively public debate surrounding the Euralille urban development scheme implemented between 1988 and 1995. It shows in particular how elitarian critique was preceded by a popular critique, which – no matter from where it originated – aimed at effectively influencing the course of the project; while both ended with legitimizing it.

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No. 7 (2020): Architectural Criticism and Public Debate
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Thematic section
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Author Biography

Valéry Didelon, École nationale supérieure d'architecture Paris-Malaquais

Valéry Didelon is architectural critic and historian. He is full professor at the École nationale supérieure d’architecture Paris–Malaquais where he teaches architectural design studio, theory and history. He is affiliated to the laboratoire Architecture Culture Société (ACS). He published many journal articles and books among which  La controverse Learning from Las Vegas (2011) and Yours critically (2016). He is the co-founder and editorial board member of the journal Criticat. His research interests are late twenthieth-century urbanism and urban planning history, more specifically the Euralille urban development project. He is forthcoming book on this topic shall be published at the Éditions de la Villette.