Guided tour "The Sunflower Pool"

Name: Guided tour "The Sunflower Pool"
Start: 2022-09-17T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine

(Re) discover the Tournesol swimming pool, an architectural work in all flexibility and colorful plastic by Bernard Schoeller who knew how to mark the 1970s.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free

The Sunflower pool

The plastic is fantastic!

This year, a hang-out showcases the Tournesol swimming pool, which, thanks to its soft shapes in colourful plastic, has marked the architectural imagination of the 1970s. Discover the extraordinary adventure of this huge swimming pool construction project carried out under the leadership of architect Bernard Schoeller (1929-2020) on French territory in the 1970s.
A time of exchange with the Museum’s conservation team will allow you to question the sustainability of buildings and their materials!.
At 3pm and 5pm all weekend
Duration: 30 minutes
Free From the age of 8
All the program on citedelarchitecture.fr

About the location

Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine

1 place du Trocadéro 75016 Paris

Paris
Île-de-France

The City of Architecture & Heritage is located in the Palais de Chaillot, on the forecourt of the Trocadéro and offers a breathtaking view of the Eiffel Tower.
One of the largest architectural centres in the world, it houses a museum, a library, an auditorium, a school for architects, a specialized bookshop and a restaurant. 22,000m², where it’s good to discover, watch, learn, build, have fun…
La Cité offers a unique experience: a tour of France from the most beautiful buildings of the Middle Ages to the present day. Life-size models and reproductions; A museum of architecture in 3D!
Open all year round: collections, exhibitions, guided tours, activities for children and families.
Understanding architecture and getting to know the landscape around us is within everyone’s reach at the City.
All programs can be found on citedelarchitecture.fr