Life on campus
Buildings: equality target met
The verdict is in: 14 out of 28 INSA buildings will be named after women. The Coulomb building is the first to be renamed in homage to Charlotte Perriand, a renowned French architect and designer.
It’s official: the target of equality in this area has been met at INSA Lyon thanks to the renaming of buildings. Staff and students were consulted on this project last February.
Their task: to vote for the names of women who have contributed to major scientific, humanistic or technological advances with exceptional careers.1300 people expressed their views and as a result of this consultation, the names of 9 new women will now adorn some of the buildings on our campus. A woman’s name will come to symbolise the ‘green road’ that runs through it, provisionally named Olympe de Gouges.
The first newly feminised building was inaugurated on Thursday 5 September and now bears the name of Charlotte Perriand, French architect and designer.
Learn about Charlotte Perriand
The Vuitton Foundation is devoting an exhibition to her to explore every aspect of her talent and commitments.
The new world of Charlotte Perriand
Louis Vuitton Foundation
8, avenue Mahatma Gandhi, 75116 Paris (Bois de Boulogne)
From 2 October, 2019 to 24 February, 2020
On arte.tv/perriand from 2 October, 2019
Episode 1: Augustin Trapenard and the Tunisia library
Episode 2: Fanny Herrero and the Boomerang office
Episode 3: Claire L. Evans and the swivel chair
On ARTE on Sunday, 13 October, 2019 at 5.35pm
Charlotte Perriand, pionnière de l’art de vivre (Charlotte Perriand: pioneer of the art of living)
Charlotte Perriand, révolutionnaire de l’intérieur (Charlotte Perriand, pioneer of interior design)
Télérama no. 36-37 from 28/09 to 04/10