Dystopian French housing estate vies for national heritage label
2,255 views · Published 17 September 2018 · 1:25 · Indexed 27 September 2026
Channel: AFP News Agency · 2018 · News & Politics
It has set the scene for films like "Brazil", in 1985, and the blockbuster "Hunger Games" more recently. Designed by architect Ricardo Bofill in the 1970s, the massive Abraxas suburban housing complex, an imposing, postmodern structure just outside Paris, could soon be recognised as part of France's "20th century heritage".
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