The consultations will concern existing neighborhoods. On day one of his trip to Marseille, President Macron announced his intention, and specified on Tuesday evening that he wanted a new Cité Radieuse, but in the north-side neighborhoods. This would be one of the “ten big Architecture 2030 neighborhoods” that will feature in the international consultation for priority urban neighborhoods. But with a view to renovation, rehabilitation and regeneration.
“The Cité Radieuse can’t just remain a story from the past and a mythical site in Marseille,” declared President Macron during his speech at Fort Saint Jean on Tuesday night, touching on the cultural future of Marseille. He followed with a promise: “There will be an architectural consultation,” wanting to see the creation of a new Cité Radieuse in the north-side neighborhoods.
