The competition was organised by the Établissement Public d’Aménagement de la Ville Nouvelle d’Évry. It was launched on 18 May 1971 by Maurice Doublet, Prefect of Greater Paris and Michel Boscher, Mayor, Member of Parliament for Évry and President of the Établissement Public d’Aménagement de la Ville Nouvelle.
This two-phase international competition was approved by the International Union of Architects (UIA).
Keywords :
Inclusivity, Transformation, Urban Landscape
Theme and objectives
The Évry competition was for the turnkey design and construction of all the public and private superstructure facilities for Évry 1, a neighbourhood of 7,000 homes at the heart of the new town of Évry.
Its main objective was to revive a taste for life in the city. The competition covered infrastructure, housing, shops, offices and all public and private superstructure facilities.
Key criteria
As the financial terms of the project were defined at the outset, the competition was judged exclusively on the quality of the projects submitted, with particular emphasis on the following points:
- The general design of the neighbourhood;
- The variety and quality of the architecture;
- The treatment of open spaces;
- The design of public facilities (particularly schools) and their integration into the environment;
- The non-segregation of different housing categories.
