Naturel !

The exhibition “Naturel !” explores two centuries of relationships between cities and the living world through some thirty architecture and landscape projects. Models, drawings, photographs, films and archival materials show how water, soil and vegetation can play a role in the way cities function, beyond their decorative appeal.

The exhibition traces the transformations of the 19th century, when the first networks of parks were created to address public health problems in industrial cities. The garden cities and utopian visions of the following century sought to bring together housing, production and landscape. These precedents shed light on current research into heat, flooding and biodiversity.

From repurposed infrastructure to land made permeable again, the exhibition examines interventions at different scales and in several regions of the world. It considers how public spaces can manage rainfall, cool a neighbourhood or restore ecological connections. Developed with the Vitra Design Museum, it is being shown in Paris before travelling to Germany.

Practical information
- Open daily from 11am to 7pm, except Tuesdays. Late opening on Thursdays until 9pm.
- Trocadéro entrance, 1 place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre.
- Closed on 25 December and 1 January. Closes at 5pm on 24 and 31 December.
- Free admission for everyone on the first Sunday of each month.