Green gauge. (Maison de l'Environnement, Belfort, France)

The Architectural Review | November 1, 1996| | Copyright

Lucien Kroll's little ecological interpretation centre at Belfort suggests to the future how an official building can be humanised, and a gentle programme be given appropriate monumentality.

Belfort lies in eastern France, in hilly country called the Ballon d'Alsace, close to the German border which was fought over for centuries. Visiting the old city centre, one can hardly overlook the extensive city fortifications which were not abandoned until the First World War, but one also senses that this troubled history has produced a local culture of vitality and independence. ...

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