Utopies Réalisées, a different view of 20th century architecture

Utopies Réalisées Night
Friday May 4th 2012
at the Convent of La Tourette
F-69201 Eveux (25 km from Lyon – France)

18.30 Photo exhibition ‘Les Utopies Réalisées prennent de la hauteur’

Like a bird hovering over the city, discover the 5 sites as you have never seen them before thanks to aerial low-altitude views (photos shot from a remote-controlled helium-inflated airship with a camera underneath).

These 5 sites reflect the the 20th century trend for social and urban utopian developments, all the result of a firm conviction shared by avant-garde architects and visionary mayors that architecture and modern urban planning have an essential role to play in creating a better world.

Photos by Stéphane Nys
Exhibit open from May 4 to June 17, 2012. Open from 13.30 to 18.00.

19.15 ‘The Convent of La Tourette, an achieved utopia’ : a conference by Gilles Ragot
Art historian and Professor at the ENS Architecture et Paysage of Bordeaux, Gilles Ragot offers you the chance to get right to the heart of this unusual and fascinating place.

A night at the Convent
Hosted in a cell of the convent, you will fully experience the spirit of the convent.
Dinner - night – breakfast – guided visit of the convent on the next day : 33 euros

If you want to spend the night at the Convent, please book a cell until April 23
Convent of La Tourette (00 33) 4 72 19 10 90 [email protected]


Photo: © FLC--‐ADAGP 2012 --‐ Jacques Léone – Grand Lyon