#housing — Vincent Lavergne

Housing Cycle – Building More and More, But How?

Discussion Series ● Housing – Everyone Talks About It, But What’s Actually Being Done?
Roundtables and public debate with representatives of presidential election candidates.

Roundtable #1 | Building More and More – But How?
How can we meet housing production needs — where should we build, and in what urban forms — in a context shaped by the ZAN law (Zero Net Land Take), urban sprawl, the growing demand for nature in some cities, and growing resistance to density from both residents and certain local officials?

Inauguration of the first boarding house in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.

The METROPOLITAN - A development of 283 homes and shops in the town of Rosny-sous-Bois, where concrete was replaced by biologically and geologically sourced materials such as stone and wood.

02/06/2026

Inauguration of the Metropolitan, Rosny sous bois

Inauguration du Metropolitan, Rosny sous bois

"City and society". The city as a common cultural construction: between material and immaterial.

02/06/2026

A century ago, tens of thousands of women and men left the French countryside to settle in the city. New forms of living are being invented, including collective and social housing. In Paris, everyone must find their place. An extract from the preface to the Paris Habitat exhibition catalogue. Ian Brossat.

02/06/2026

Porte de Clignancourt - Vincent Lavergne

arsenal habiter mieux 2 - Vincent Lavergne

A conference during the exhibition "Living more, living better" at the Pavillon de l'Arsenal, April 2018

arsenal habiter mieux - Vincent Lavergne

The "TEP Menilmontant" mixed block project, in the 11th arrondissement, cited in an article by Eliza Culea-Hong "Neither here nor elsewhere?" FACES n°79, summer 2021.

Ilot Barcelonais / Ilot Phare: Creating multi-faceted urban identity adapted to new ways of life and uses, linked to the geographical and climatic conditions of Mediterranean cities.

Ybrid tower

Paris Amsterdam

The transformation of the Grands Moulins is an opportunity for the city centre of Corbeil-Essonnes to reinvent its relationship with the Seine and Essonne rivers, creating a narrative around its medieval, industrial and natural heritage while undergoeing an ecological transition.

02/06/2026

“Today, new housing designs are being invented in Paris. These collective buildings, whether recently delivered or still in planning, explore new urban situations and question traditional forms of housing or its production. Some use low-carbon construction strategies, others anticipate the lifestyles of tomorrow or question the very notion of property."