Christian Estrosi and Marie-Françoise Manière will inaugurate the 43rd National Congress of UNSFA (Union Nationale des Syndicats Français d’Architectures) this Thursday, which will be held in Nice on Thursday 25th, Friday 26th, and Saturday 27th October 2012 on the theme “The New Battles of Architects.” This congress continues the efforts undertaken since 1969 by UNSFA to promote the profession of architecture.
Nice welcomes and supports this national meeting among professionals of architectural creation at a time when the City of Nice and the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropole are already presenting the vision of an ambitious urban renewal in progress, which will serve as the backdrop for workshops, conferences, and debates on the place and role of architects in today’s city.
This architectural and urban ambition of Nice, which earned it the honor of hosting this congress, also led it to become the first city in France to be the subject of a monograph in the new “City Impulses” collection by Archibooks, contemporary art and architecture publishers.
This work on Nice will be presented by Christian Estrosi during this inauguration.
This will be followed by the conference “Long Live the Resistance” by Luigi Snozzi, at the invitation of the Forum of Urbanism and Architecture of the City of Nice. This renowned Swiss architect, one of the leading figures of the famous “Ticino school,” will share his thoughts with the audience on the future, teaching, and ethics through the presentation of urban projects.
