From ‘Grand Ensemble’ to Architectural Heritage, from Concentration Camp to Memorial

The mass housing project of the Cité de la Muette in Drancy, near Paris This article deals with the pre-war Cité de la Muette at Drancy, in the suburbs of Paris, as one of the key harbingers leading to the international post-war phenomenon of mass social housing. It constitutes a reflection on the clash between […]