The Festival des Architectures Vives 2025 will take place from June 10-15, 2025, in Montpellier, France, with free admission from 9am to 7pm (2pm to 7pm on June 10th).
Edition 2025: La Gourmandise and Clara Jung, patron of the event
In 2025, the Festival des Architectures Vives returns under the delicious theme of "La Gourmandise".
"La Gourmandise", usually associated with the pleasure of the taste buds, will be revealed in an architectural dimension where materials, shapes and spaces will be transformed into a veritable celebration of desire. Far from being a simple sin, «la gourmandise» becomes a vector for creativity and innovation. The installations will awaken the desire to be explored, tasted with the eye and savored with the mind. For this delicious edition, the talented pastry chef from Montpellier, Clara Jung, will be the patron. This 19th edition of the Festival, from June 10 to 15, 2025, promises a celebration where the pleasures of the eyes and senses rival those of the taste buds.
Teams: diversity and balance
From over 90 applications submitted, the selection committee chose 10 teams. FAV 2025 thus brings together 23 architects, both national and international, with 5 French teams and 5 international teams, illustrating the diversity of the event.
Environmental commitment
The Festival des Architectures Vives reaffirms its commitment to sustainability by implementing a rigorous environmental charter. Again in partnership with Mas Réemploi, the festival encourages the use of recycled materials and creative reuse in the design of installations. Each team is supported in reducing its carbon footprint, with the option of drawing on Mas Réemploi's online catalog for their material needs. When the projects are dismantled, Mas Réemploi will collect the materials for re-use.
Mas Réemploi will carry out a carbon assessment of the installations to evaluate their environmental impact, and an environmental prize will be awarded to the most innovative approaches.
Teams and projects
- ÉBULLITION
Simon BARRET & Sébastien BONNEROT (Super Bueno Studio)
Paris / Bordeaux - France
- ANG HALAGA NG TSOKOLATE
WTA Architecture and Design Studio :
William TI, Carmelo ARANCON & Exel AGAPITO
Manila - Philippines
- CHAUME SUBLIMÉ
Julia FRAOLINI & Felix STEINBACHER
Vienna - Austria
-PAYSAGE DE PAIN
MERO Studios : Megan DANG & Rose ZHANG
New York - U.S.A.
-RIBOTE
Benjamin BORNE
Chalindrey - France
-JEANINE
Justine VIALA
Montpellier - France
-THE TASTING TONGUE
Studio Deng : Qicheng WU & Meichen WANG
New York - U.S.A.
-MADELEINE DE PROUST
Florine COTTAR & Elodie COTTAR
Paris - France
-CALADE EXQUISE
COLLECTIF ŒUVRER : Justine DROMARD, Brann LE GARREC, Renaud DE LA BARRE, Franck DURAND, Simon GIVELET & Sothida LONG
Mondrepuis - France
-TEMPLE (THE LAST CHEESEBURGER)
Michael Cook (MC|AD) & Garth GOLDSTEIN
Boston - U.S.A.
About the Festival des Architectures Vives
Since 2006, the Festival des Architectures Vives has been offering the public an immersive exploration of Montpellier's architectural treasures - its private mansions. By transforming little-known historic spaces with contemporary architectural installations, the Festival encourages dialogue between past and present, tradition and innovation. Each installation is created by teams of young architects.
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FESTIVAL DES ARCHITECTURES VIVESType
Festival / BiennialOrganizers
From
June 10, 2025 02:00 PMUntil
June 15, 2025 07:00 PMVenue
MontpellierAddress
