Film

Fernand Pouillon, Une architecture habitée

10.0

0h 52m

2017

Synopsis

In this documentary, Marie-Claire Rubinstein reveals to us, through the testimonies of the inhabitants who live there, the architectural achievements of the French urban planner Fernand Pouillon in Algiers. In particular the vast complexes of hundreds of social housing units, including the most famous Diar E Saâd (1953), Diar El Mahçoul (1954) and Climat de France (1957). The historical context, during the war of independence is related by the historian Benjamin Stora and Nadir Boumaza. This documentary also evokes the personality of Fernand Pouillon in a post-colonial context.

Director

Marie-Claire Rubinstein

Documentary

biographyarchitecturealgiers, algeriaalgeriaurbanismmodernismpost colonialismdjazairfernand pouillonsocial architecture

Cast & Crew

Fernand Pouillon

as Self (archive footage)

Nadir Boumaza

as Self

Benjamin Stora

as Self

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