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Produced in collaboration with APUR and Urban-Eco, this study explores the potential of the mosaic of individual gardens in the Greater Paris Metropolis to form a suburban park, developing ecological and landscape continuity.

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MDP is pleased to announce the inauguration of the new Gauthier-Mougin Park on :

               Saturday, January 31, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

               Meeting point: Parvis de la Seine Musicale, Île Seguin, Boulogne Billancourt

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A densely planted green corridor will run through the Quartier des fleurs, integrating it into the surrounding urban fabric and topography. This valley of terraced gardens offers visitors an immersion in diverse Mediterranean landscapes. 

Team : Lambert Lénack architectes urbanistes (mandataire) / MDP Michel Desvigne Paysagiste / TPF ingénierie / Étamine

MDP will design a memorial garden, a place of remembrance dedicated to the community of descendants of slavery victims and to society as a whole, in the historic gardens of the Trocadéro. Meandering paths and river islands create an extremely legible, resilient, and evocative landscape.

Team : MDP / Atelier d'Architecture Philippe Prost / Les Eclaireurs / Ecouter pour Voir / OGI 

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MDP is participating in the redevelopment of the HEC campus, which aims to support its growth while preserving its environment. This new “forest campus” reinterprets and enhances the site's tripartite division between valley, wooded hillside, and plateau.

Team : MDP / Bouygues / Snøhetta / Nem / Pag / MDP / Rf Studio / Atelier Franck / EGIS

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The redevelopment of Place Delille, Place Salford and their surrounding areas, carried out by MDP in Clermont-Ferrand, is one of the winning projects in a competition launched by the Ministry of Transport.  to reward public spaces that are part of the 2023-2027 Cycling and Walking Plan and the programme of initiatives for the development of walking.

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First stage of the Ronquoz 21 neighborhood park chain

This pilot project led by Herzog & de Meuron marks the entrance of the future park chain. It is being developed gradually and built stage by stage, with each new space freed up allowing for the creation of a new park. The Anciens Abattoirs park was realised entirely by the parks and gardens department of the city of Sion, under the direction of the outdoor facilities manager.

Opening Saturday, May 17, at 11 a.m.

About the neighborhood project Ronquoz 21

About the project of the Anciens Abattoirs park 

The MDP agency is exhibiting its “Suspended gardens.” Fifteen extremely urban landscapes closely intertwined with architecture. These above-ground gardens, with their unique geology, offer a radical version of a paradox dear to the agency, according to which a new form of nature can emerge from the most artificial of environments. Sketches, collages, and models illustrate MDP's empirical method, which is often experimental, always evolving, and transforms mineral spaces into prototypical gardens.

OPENING MARCH 27 FROM 6:30 PM TO 9:00 PM

Galerie d'architecture - 11 Rue des Blancs Manteaux, 75004 Paris

The team led by MDP proposes a landscape design for this future 28-hectare park, irrigated by the Rhônelle River, inspired by a valley landscape that is naturally resilient to flood risk.

Team : MDP (Mandataire) / TPF, Ingénierie / CONFLUENCES, Ingénieurs Conseils / EODD Ingénieurs Conseils / ON, Agence de Conception Lumière

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As part of the team led by Atelier d’Architecture Philippe Prost, MDP will be responsible for the exterior landscaping of the new maritime museum in Saint-Malo, L’Hydro. The landscaped areas of the future museum will enhance the visitor experience by telling the story of the site and navigation through a scenography featuring rich plant compositions. The museum is scheduled to open in 2028. 

Team : AAPP-ATELIER D’ARCHITECTURE PHILIPPE PROST (Mandataire) / MDP / ECO + construire Économiste / Bretagne Bâtiment Centre-Ouest BET Structure/ IMING VRD / SYMOE / GAMBA ACOUSTIQUE / INNOVISION / MOTION AGENCY / ARTHUR BONIFA 

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Six months ahead of schedule, the new district is open to the public, one day after its official inauguration by Prince Albert and Princess Charlene. Located between the Spélugues and Larvotto marine reserves, this project, symbolically named “Mareterra,” offers new residential, cultural, and recreational spaces designed by Denis Valode, Renzo Piano, and Michel Desvigne, among others.

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MDP has been selected alongside Eugène - Architectes du patrimoine (lead contractor) to compete for the Place de la Concorde redevelopment project in Paris. This selection marks a new stage in the implementation of the project led by the French government and the City of Paris, and the program established by the Concorde Commission, which aims to adapt the square to new climatic, urban, and societal challenges while preserving its exceptional heritage.

Team : Eugène architectes du patrimoine (Mandataire) / MDP / h2o architectes / ARCADIS ESG / Sol Paysage / Cronos City Lab / Atelier Frank Boutté / Urban Eco / Irène Djao-Rakitine / Agence ON / Wanja Ledowski Studio / Res publica 

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Conference on Renaturation: The examples of Saclay and Montpellier

Michel Desvigne will speak at the closing plenary session on October 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Saint-Omer.

Presentation at the Major Axis Summit, organized by the Palladio Foundation - University of Tomorrow.

This event brings together decision-makers responsible for transforming the major axis connecting the Louvre to La Défense to discuss the overall transformation of the thoroughfare and outline joint courses of action.

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The area surrounding Notre-Dame Church was partially opened to the public in June. Currently undergoing final approval, this work constitutes the first phase of a vast project to transform the main public spaces in the historic city center. At the same time, the redevelopment of the Lys riverbanks continues, with the inauguration of the Quais des Dauphins and Quais du Château on September 14.

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“A new garden square: regenerating the urban landscape through the design of green spaces”

Conference at Villa Brivio, on the occasion of the inauguration of Piazza Gioia in Nova Milanese (IT).

Saturday, September 14 at 2:30 p.m.

Centro du Cultura Villa Brivio, Piazetta Prinetti, Nova Milanese 

The footbridge and viewpoint at Île-Parc Girodet were inaugurated on Monday, July 8. This opening marks the completion of the redevelopment of this 14-hectare former river island in the Rhône, which began two years ago.

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MDP was selected alongside TVK (lead contractor), Zefco, Ville Ouverte, Citec, Urban Eco, ATM, and Egis to participate in the competitive dialogue for the transformation of the Porte de la Villette in Paris (75).

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L'Arena Porte de la Chapelle ouvre ses portes !

Ce nouvel équipement est situé dans la zone d'aménagement concerté Gare des Mines-Fillette, un nouveau quartier mixte entre la Porte de la Chapelle et la Porte d'Aubervilliers.

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IMPRONTA VERDE

BOLOGNA

The Green Footprint. A metropolitan landscape and ecological structure to face climate change.
(Drawing : Michel Desvigne Paysagiste)

On January 25 at the Louvre-Lens, the Chaîne des parcs celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, in the presence of the project's designer, Michel Desvigne, and urban planner Jean-Louis Subileau.

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Clermont Auvergne Métropole has selected the consortium comprising Michel Desvigne Paysagiste (leader), EGIS villes et transports, Atelier du Rouget Simon Teyssou & Associés, Atelier d'Architecture Philippe Prost, 8' 18'', Diluvial, Urban Eco, Biobasic and Cycle Up for the redevelopment of the Place Delille and Place Salford and their surroundings. A new urban ecosystem will transform a key area between the city center and Clermont-Ferrand railway station.

Axe majeur de la ville d’Argenteuil, desservant commerces, équipements et habitations, l’avenue Gabriel Péri se transforme en une promenade urbaine de centre-ville dotée d’une robuste armature paysagère, foisonnante et structurée : la Canopée.  

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Invitation as a speakers at the Moniteur Innovation Day organised by Le Moniteur, on Tuesday 4 July. 
The talk will take place from 2.00 pm to 2.30 pm in the Grand Salon on the lower level of the Seine Musicale.

Conférences en lien avec l’exposition « Paysage. Fenêtre sur la nature »

« D’un archipel noir à un archipel vert : la révélation d’un paysage » par Michel Desvigne et Gilles Huchette, Directeur délégué à l'innovation et l'action territoriale du Pôle métropolitain de l’Artois

Samedi 17 juin à 16h30

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Forum international sur la création de villes-parcs modernes, l'aménagement paysager et la conception de parcs de poche

Michel Desvigne prendra la parole de 9h à 11h le vendredi 16 juin.

Cette matinée professionnelle consacrée à la transformation de trois anciens sites ferroviaires parisiens, Hébert (18e), Jardin des Mécanos (18e) et Les Messageries (12e), réunit l’ensemble des acteurs engagés dans ces projets : aménageur, architectes, urbanistes, paysagistes, élus, promoteurs.

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The Kirchberg Fund and the Court of Justice of the European Union are pleased to invite to the opening of the Multilinguisme Garden on 9 May 2023 at 14h00 for the public. 

Dans le cadre de la production du futur Atlas de Paysages de Paris, le CAUE nous invite à (re)découvrir les grandes structures de paysage qui ont façonné Paris. 

Avec : Michel Desvigne, Paola Viganò, Gilles Vexlard et Jacqueline Osty

Le 06.04.2023, de 19h00 à 21h00 au Pavillon de l'Arsenal

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A new territorial strategy in Bologna, Italy.

What is the landscape and biodiversity potential of the changing areas?

From the perception of the existing landscape structure to the relationship between the city and its territory.

The elaboration of pilot projects carried out through different stages will be the basis of the spatial strategy applied by mdp on the city of Bologna.

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Durant trois décennies, nous avons contribué à la transformation des territoires. Des centaines de projets sur différents continents sont les témoins des problématiques et des visions d’une génération. Chaque projet a été et est toujours, accompagné par la construction de modèles d’étude: ces modèles élémentaires, destinés à vérifier les proportions et la composition, sont souvent détruits.

Il s’agit d’instruments conceptuels, éphémères mais néanmoins precieux. Ensemble, ils forment une sorte de matière vivante, une matrice secrète qui anime nos projets.

Nous avons transporté à Milan plusieurs dizaines de modèles de travail qui illustrent la multitude, la diversité et la portée des recompositions du paysage en action.

This mosaic is made up of 142 images of study models corresponding to 63 different projects that were extracted from a collection of a thousand accumulated images.
These elementary conceptual tools are ephemeral and precious.
Together, they compose a kind of living material that shows our projects in a different light.

Exhibition: Triennale di Milano, 1/03/2023

A modern, open space, completely redesigned for the pleasure and comfort of visitors.

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La Nouvelle Place du Casino à Monaco | Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer (montecarlosbm.com)

INTERNATIONAL PHD SEMINAR,
The Seminar proposes a European and transatlantic dialogue around the questions of the social and ecological transition (post-carbon) of marginal spaces and territories of exploitation as the ancient extraction territories on the two sides of the Atlantic.
EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, on December 16^th, from 14h00 to 19h30, and on December 17^th, from 9h00 to 19h00.

LECTURE AND DISCUSSION WITH MICHEL DESVIGNE, on December 16^th, at 6 pm.

Our project for the Place Saint Sernin, developed with BAU (lead consultant) in Toulouse in France, is one of the 5 finalists for the European Urban Public Space Award. 

Developer: Toulouse Métropole

Team : BAU (Joan Busquets, Pieter-Jan Versluys) + MDP (Michel Desvigne Paysagiste) + LEA + EGIS

More information about the European Prize for Urban public spaces and the 5 finalists of this year.

Exposition au Pavillon de l'Arsenal.
Restitution des travaux des quatre équipes de maîtrise d'oeuvre ayant participé à la consultation internationale.

Inauguration le lundi 27 juin 2022 à 19h.
Entrée libre du 28 juin au 28 aout 2022, du mardi au dimanche de 11h à 19h.

Site du Pavillon de l'Arsenal

Interview with François de Mazières, mayor of Versailles, and Michel Desvigne, landscape architect, curator of the exhibition Territoires en transformation.

On the occasion of the BAP!, organised in Versailles from 14 May to 13 July 2022, François de Mazières and Michel Desvigne talk about the theme of this year's event, "Land and cities", and about the current challenges to transform industrial and commercial wastelands for new urban developments.

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INAUGURATION : Halle de Gally, Versailles, 2:30 pm

EXHIBITION : from 13 May to 13 July

LECTURER : Facing pandemics and global warming...Which city do we want for tomorrow ?

Moderated by Christophe Barbier, with Gilles Clément (landscape architect), Michel Desvigne (landscape architect), Jean-Philippe Dugoin-Clément (mayor of Mennecy, vice-president of the Ile-de-France Regional Council and president of the Etablissement Public Foncier d'Ile-de-France) and Christine Leconte (president of the Ordre National des Architectes).

ENSAV, 5 Av. de Sceaux, 78000 Versailles,

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Lecturer and discussion online.
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (french time).

MIEUX VIVRE EN VILLE, EDITION 2021-2022, a conference series organized by Les Conseillers du Commerce extérieur de la France au Japon.

Three exchange sessions:
1. Tuesday, November 30, 2021 : Building a better low-carbon city,
2. Tuesday, February 22, 2022 : Better breathing in cities, with the testimonies of 4 French and Japanese cities : Yokohama, Bordeaux Métropole, Kita-kyushu, la Métropole du Grand Paris and 2 experts in urban development.
3. Tuesday April 19, 2022: Thinking better about the city.

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Marseille, France
Decembre 02, 2021

The requalification of the Cap Pinède - Capitaine Gèze axis into a large tree-lined boulevard will begin in a few months. The project has been presented to the inhabitants during a public meeting.

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Edited by Cannon Ivers, with contribution by Michel Desvigne.
Birkhäuser, 2021

What knowledge is indispensable for the landscape architect? The answers to this question are as diverse as landscape architecture itself. In this book 50 landscape architects from Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia each give five responses.

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Wednesday October 13th. 17h30

10 Bd Gaspard Monge, Palaiseau

Arc-en-rêve, Bordeaux, France

Opening: September 23, 2021 – 18h30
Exhibition:  September 23, 2021 – January 23, 2022

Arboretum presents a selection of projects and ideas from various areas and different locations, highlighting how trees can be architectural components and how they have been the object of architects’ speculation.

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Le groupement AUC - MDP a été désigné lauréat du concours pour la réhabilitation du site de l'ancien école nationale de la marine marchande en parc habité.

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Collective work. Archicity Editions
Available in bookstores on May 28, 2021

Sixteen points of view of architects, writers, geographers, historians, engineers, landscape architects and urban planners on the Greater Paris infrastructure and the issues it represents.

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17th International Architecture Exhibition
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA

May 22 - November 21, 2021

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Conférence cycle Secrets de Fabriques
ENSA Paris-Val de Seine

Lecture & discussion online / 19h

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SYMPOSIUM AND EXHIBITION OPENING
TU Delft, Netherlands | Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment

Lecture & discussion online / 05.02.21 - 16 h 30

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