Conference-debate - Restoration, adaptation and modernization of France's war-damaged heritage (1940-1981)

Saturday, August 30, 2025
2pm-4pm
French Institute for Research on Japan
at the Maison franco-japonaise auditorium - 3-9-25 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013

From May 15 to August 30, 2025, the French Institute for Research on Japan is organizing a series of 5 lecture-debates on the theme of "Reconstructing built heritage. Regards croisés franco-japonais sur les cultures architecturales et patrimoniales". The aim of this cycle is to explore the rich cultural, architectural and heritage history of the reconstruction of built heritage, providing a forum for discussion and exchange between French and Japanese specialists.

Patrice Gourbinresearcher at the ATE laboratory, will take part in the August 30, 2025 session devoted to the history and theory of reconstruction. His talk will be entitled " Restoration, adaptation and modernization of French heritage damaged by war (1940-1981)".

More information on the program HERE

visual: program details Reconstruction of built heritage.