This event is part of the exhibition Survols

The expansion of aerial photography was accompanied by the birth of satellite imagery in the late 1950s, as the Space Race launched at full speed. A decade later, the first journeys to the moon allowed us to take a step back and immortalise the famous Blue Marble. These images of the Earth and the realisation of an evolution of the planetary physiognomy led to a widespread use of this imagery, especially in environmental matters. Among the most famous uses are those of deforestation tracking, pollution, light impact on the environment, erosion and urban densification and sprawl. Simultaneously, the introduction of open access to satellite images, by NASA and more recently by ESA, has enabled the development of environmental awareness in various professional practices, notably among architects. More and more of them are trying to cope with the current situation.

Speakers 
Jean-Pierre Haigneré, a French astronaut who spent 212 days in space, is the former head of the European Astronaut Corps of the European Space Agency; He was an engineer for the Perseus mission aboard the Mir space station (1999). Pierre Alain Trévelo, architect and urban planner, is the co-founder of TVK. The office produces singular work, both theoretical and built; his research revolves around two projects: The Earth is an Architecture and The architecture of the ground.

Moderator 
Sylvie Adigard is a journalist at Télématin and C'est au programme (France 2). She leads the production company "Home and Images Productions" specialised in design, architecture and "art de vivre".

Wednesday 13th February 2019 from 7 pm to 9 pm
Conseil d’Architecture d’Urbanisme et de l’Environnement des Hauts-de-Seine (CAUE92) 
279 terrasse de l’Université, 92000 Nanterre
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Credits: “The Blue Marble”, 7 December 1972 © NASA.