https://metropolitics.org/ Favoriser les débats et confronter les savoirs et les savoir-faire sur la ville, l'architecture et les territoires. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://metropolitics.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH20/siteon0-bf96f.png?1760617828 https://metropolitics.org/ 20 144 https://metropolitics.org/The-complex-representations-of.html https://metropolitics.org/The-complex-representations-of.html 2016-02-26T05:55:00Z text/html en Rachid Kaddour & translated by Oliver Waine France monument housing projects urban renewal housing estates towers representations Saint-Étienne <p>Rachid Kaddour's analysis of the trajectory of perceptions of the Plein‑Ciel tower in Saint‑Étienne in south-eastern France shows that certain housing tower blocks can take on a system of representations that is far more complex than the often deprecating views presented in discourse intended to legitimize urban renewal. <br class='autobr' /> ---- Series: The Resurgence of Towers in European Cities The general image of towers in France is still very much associated with blocks of working-class housing, owing to</p> - <a href="https://metropolitics.org/-From-the-Field-15-.html" rel="directory">From the Field</a> / <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-France-+.html" rel="tag">France</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-monument-+.html" rel="tag">monument</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-housing-projects-+.html" rel="tag">housing projects</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-urban-renewal-+.html" rel="tag">urban renewal</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-estates-+.html" rel="tag">housing estates</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-towers-+.html" rel="tag">towers</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-representations,1032-+.html" rel="tag">representations</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Saint-Etienne-+.html" rel="tag">Saint-Étienne</a>