The Jacques Rougerie Foundation inaugurated its outdoor architecture and innovation exhibition on the Promenade des Anglais. It offers an opportunity to discover how to address the challenges of our planet through innovative and realistic projects.
It is neither Avatar nor Interstellar. On the contrary, these are ambitious and innovative projects highlighted by the Jacques Rougerie Foundation. In front of the Mediterranean University Center (CUM), on the Promenade des Anglais, dozens of photos showcase projects created by architects, designers, engineers, or urban planners. Each year, the Foundation organizes an international architecture and innovation competition. A very serious call to creativity. For our world of tomorrow.
An Accessible Exhibition
“It’s very nice to have this exhibition on the Promenade. It’s accessible, and everyone can see it. If you happen to pass by, you stumble upon these projects. We are in the center of everything, right in front of the University Center,” says Monique, 75, who is walking with her husband. Large cubes with inscriptions on each side. The information is easy to read. Nothing complicated.
Amidst this busy week with the UNOC, it’s not always easy for the general public to get a clearer picture of the solutions of tomorrow and innovative technologies. This exhibition “makes things clearer. It’s explicit, visual, and the texts are understandable. It makes you want to be interested,” explains the retired Nice resident.
Showcasing Innovative Projects
From sustainable and extraordinary habitats in Bangladesh to floating colonies in the Maldives against rising waters, there are dozens of crazy but quite feasible projects. One of the goals of this exhibition is to demonstrate that it’s possible to focus on innovation and architecture for our future. The vast majority of projects concern countries facing major ocean-related issues: rising sea levels, coastal erosion. Particularly represented are countries in South Asia, Latin America, and islands worldwide.
The intention of the Jacques Rougerie Foundation is also to show that innovation can be a solution to future challenges. Not just a response to dangers. These projects address the challenges of resource management (including natural resources), ecosystems, pollution reduction, and coastal protection. There are ideas for floating cities made of recycled plastic, towers that trap sediments to strengthen sand subject to erosion, islands capable of capturing CO2 from the oceans to fight acidification of the water. And many other projects.
Building a world “together for a sustainable future.” This is the message hammered on the giant cubes. This exhibition runs until Sunday, June 15. Because our world and our planet cannot wait.
