#transformation of industrial heritage

REGARDS n°117 de l’AGAM - Vincent Lavergne

Vincent Lavergne presents the project for the rehabilitation, elevation and extension of the Watt Tower, as part of Building Energy and Environment day, at the Palais Brongniart. #enerjmeeting

02/06/2026

Detroit, restarting the urban engine

The example of Detroit in the United States can be seen as a true phase of urban decline — and perhaps the starting point of a new urban paradigm. “Reanimate the ruins” was the theme of a design competition launched in 2014 to lift the city out of its depression. The winning project, “Cross the Plant”, designed by a French team, proposed the transformation of the former Packard automobile factory, abandoned since 1987, into a new urban center. […]

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.