#urban transformation — Vincent Lavergne

REGARDS n°117 de l’AGAM - Vincent Lavergne

We see the city , a living, ever-evolving organism, as the primary ground for our work, and as a solution to the challenges of our time. Inspired by the work of Philippe Panerai, who passed away recently and whose absence is already deeply felt, we strive to bring clarity to complex situations.
We constantly, and at times with concern, reexamine the role of the architect in today’s city, and their ability to engage with global issues through the lens of architecture and urban planning.
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Manifeste – Archistorm N°121 - Vincent Lavergne

• Vincent Lavergne, founding architect of Vincent Lavergne Architecture Urbanisme was one of 100 actors invested in the transformation of the city from micro to the micro scale as part of the INNOVAPRESSE 2022 edition. The interview is available in issue 130/131 of Traits Urbain.

"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.

The French Institute and the VLAU agency present URBATECTURA / Concrete solutions for a resilient city, a travelling exhibition between Barcelona, Bilbao, Zaragoza and Valencia [June to November 2021]

02/06/2026

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.

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. […]

In Paris, the battle of ecology versus social issues

“Building a city” and “building ecology”, two contradictory movements with inverted trajectories, abandoned by politicians on one hand and co-opted on the other? In Paris, based on the results of the last European elections, the stage is set for the upcoming municipal elections. Convenient alliances are shaping up, based on a simplistic and polarized vision of society, between progressivism and sovereigntism. Facing this regenerated, unapologetic yet conservative political scene, a new lever emerges and nuances this bipartisanship: political ecology [...]

The suburbs, turnkey cities?

The leading force overseeing the making of a city like Paris is the tension between, on one hand, a centripetal movement formed by the appropriation of both resources and living forces and, on the other hand, a centrifugal movement of production facilities and of the work force [...]

French all-concrete: a long history

Our modern society is the direct product of, mainly, the industrial revolution and both of the 20th century’s world conflicts. However, while the industrial revolution is an official part of our national history, the legacy of world wars’ structuring role in regards to modern societies is less known of a topic. [...]

Ybrid tower

Bloom Banja Luka

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.