The last FAV edition, Festival des Architectures Vives 2013, which took place between 12th and 16th of June, presents us different installations of young architects in a path along the old city of Montpellier, connecting mansions and courtyards, private areas and not visible spaces to visitors.
The Festival des Architectures Vives aims to raise public awareness of the wide range of architecture. It seeks not only to highlight the work of a younger generation of architects, landscape architects, urban planners but also to discover unexpected urban areas.
In Montpellier, in the heart of the historic city, is offered a path, an architectural discovery in the heart of the city. This path connects mansions and courtyards, which mostly private are not visible to visitors.
Leaving no physical trace, the Festival seeks to make an impression and to initiate a global reflection on the architecture and development in existing urban context, it goes into a primer and a preview of a planned change. The Festival des Architectures Vives offers an open image and dynamic contemporary architecture. This is an event organized by architects, professionals with urban issues, for a wide audience, from layman to more informed. It takes place in the city and features prototypes, animations, themed tours or architectural experiments at different scales.
