The edition 2016 of the Festival of Architectures Vives received a very positive return share of the public, the frequentation of the festival is in broad increase with a number of visitors higher than 20,000 people. In Montpellier and La Grande Motte, for the first year, the festival took share at the time of the same weekend.  This newdynamics made it possible more to visitors to go with the possible more to visitors to La Grande Motte.

The Festival des Architectures Vives aims at raising public awareness on the wide range of architecture. It seeks not only to highlight the work of a young generation of architects, landscape architects and urban planners but also to discover unexpected urban areas.

Through two urban tours, one in the historical heart of Montpellier’s town and a second in La Grande Motte, the public can discover works of contemporary architecture in unique sites, sometimes unknown from people. In Montpellier, courtyards of private hostels, usually closed to the public, open their doors during the festival. In La Grande Motte, the festival offers an urban course in the heart of Jean Balladur’s architecture, which caracterises this seaside town, recently approved “Heritage of the XXth Century”. In 2015, the Festival des Architectures Vives invested 20 sites in total with 19 installations + 1 pavilion.

Many works allow interaction with visitors. Leaving no physical trace, the festival seeks to make an impression, to initiate a global reflection on architecture and its development in existing urban context and finally, to create a dialogue between contemporary works and heritage. Mediators are present on each site. These mediators are students at the School of Architecture of Montpellier and they endeavour to strengthen appreciation of the works of the visitors. The event is free, this reflects the desire of opening architecture to the greatest number.

The FAV is organized by Elodie Nourrigat and Jacques Brion, architects in Montpellier.

Teams of FAV 2016 in Montpellier

Teams who create the ephemeral works are selected after a call for submissions launched in September. They come from France and from abroad countries. Regarding the Pavilions’ architects, they are exercising in the Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées region, where takes place the festival. Finally, every year, a university is invited; in 2016 the Scool of Architecture of Toulouse.

The team made up of Maxime Derrouch, Typhaine Le Goff and Emeline Marty, received the Public Prize for the installation "In n' Over".

The Prize of Jury was given to Mickael Martins Afonso ans Caroline Escaffre-Faure for the installation "La tête dans les nuages".

A Special Mention was allotted to Maria Victoria Cresta, Giovanna Giampetruzzi, Lucas Torres Aguero, Soledad Lanus ans Ariel Marcelo Gurdo the creators of "Veinticuatro"

Teams

• Atelier MAP - Gabriel Lacombe, Jean-Philippe Di Marco et Carl Tadeo 
  Vancouver et Montréal // Canada
• Pauline Marquet, Claire Chrestia et Sibylle Jaubert - Paris et Pau // France / Karlsruhe // Allemagne
• Judith Chatain, Gabrielle Doublet et Audrey Farinole 
   Paris / Maisons-Alfort // France
• Maxime Derrouch , Typhaine Le Goff et Emeline Marty 
  Montpellier Toulouse et Aix en Provence // France
• Belle Ville Atelier d’Architecture - Ilan Bitoun, Vincent Imfeld , Alexandre Ferron , Anthony Le Page et Lucile Nicosia 
  Paris, Anduze // France
• Pseudonyme Architecture - Jérémy Germe et Chloé Thomazo
  Paris // France
• Mickaël Martins Afonso et Caroline Escaffre-Faure - Bordeaux // France
• Ariane Francescato et Julien Pinard - Maisons-Alfort et Paris // France
• FLCDa - Clément Daneau, François Lis et Maxime Lis  
  Grenoble et Bordeaux // France
• Maria Victoria Cresta, Giovanna Giampetruzzi, Lucas Torres Aguero, Soledad Lanus et Ariel Marcelo Gurdo 
  Buenos Aires // Argentine
• Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Toulouse
  

• University invited : Scool of Architecture of Toulouse - Quaternion - Marie Lambert, Simon Hulin et Mathieu Sudres 
  Paris / Toulouse / Grenoble // France

• Pavillon 
  Maurice Schwab // Porte Vers...

Presentation of the Festival des Architectures Vives 201 in La Grande Motte 

In June 2016 took place the third edition of the Festival des Architectures Vives on unique urban territories. At La Grande Motte from the 18h to the 26 of June 2016, on the theme of "Inovate" visitors have had the pleasure of being immersed in the heart of a sensitive experience, unexpectedly shifted, open, destabilizing, friendly ... and most importantly they had fun wandering through the city, with a dominant for "aquatic" places.

Teams of FAV 2016 in La Grande Motte

The team ColectivoConcentrico made up of Rocío García Samaniego,Teresa Elías Valer,Irene Fernández Garijo,María Pérez Pérez,Israel Martín Herrero,Belen Llanos Pérez,Beatriz Estefania Gutierrez received the Public Prize for the “Reversible” installation.

The Price of the Jury was decreed with JN Architectes with “Land Motte”. And Special Mention with HOCH Studio for the installation “La Grande Frite”

Name of the teams // Project name:

• Pierre-Alexandre Marc - Montpellier // France

• Cécilia Dussaby, Sophie Merigny et Julien Theillet Montpellier // France

• M3- Mathilde Guihaumé, Marion Salagnac et Magali Courias
  Cenon et Bordeaux // France
• HOCH Studio - Bertrand Chapus et Thomas Hostache - Paris // France
• JN Architectes - Emmanuel Nguyen et Robert Janez 
  Paris // France
• L’Atelier Sauvage - Mélanie Metier et Chloé Mariey - Varennes-sur-Usson et Lille // France
• Go up - Nicola Valentino Canessa , Paolo Andrea Raffetto, Marzia Vadalà, Carlotta Crosa di Vergagni, Rocco Martellacci, Olm Martellacci & Alice Bottardi - Gênes // Italie
• Colectivo Concentrico - Rocío García Samaniego, Teresa Elías Valer, Irene Fernández Garijo, María Pérez Pérez, Israel Martín Herrero, Belen Llanos Pérez, Beatriz Estefania Gutierrez sous la coordination de Javier Peña Ibañez et Cristina Algarra (de FRESArchitecture).
  Logroño / Espagne 

FAV 2016 in few figures

- 11^th edition in Montpellier - 4^nd edition at La Grande Motte

- 14 days of festival: 14th – 19th of June 2016 in Montpellier – 18 – 26 of June at La Grande Motte

- 20 000 visitors

- 19 teams 

- 1 invited university

- 1 Pavilion

- 75 school classes visited the FAV within the framework of interventions prepared by the team of the festival