Saint-Leons, France, 2000
An international insect center
When film producer (and actor) Jacques Perrin had finished making Microcosmos,
almost all of which was shot in the area north of Rodez in Aveyron, he
decided it would be a good idea to prolong such an enjoyable adventure.
The idea he proposed to the Aveyron Departmental Council was an international
insect center in the village of Saint-Léons at the birthplace of
the famous French entomologist, Jean Henri Fabvre. The whole Departmental
Council immediately backed Chairman Jean Puech with great enthusiasm.
In a joint venture with architect Bruno Decaris, our design project won
the competition for the architecture and scenography.
In a particularly daring, almost anthropomorphic architectural setting,
we staged the exhibition areas in an original, surprising, extremely complex
and fascinating set design to bring the spectator closer to nature.
| type of achievement | Permanent museum |
| client | Aveyron Departmental Council |
| partner | Bruno Decaris, Architect |
| production | SEM 12 (Rodez - Aveyron) |
| location | Saint-Leons, Aveyron, France |
| attendance | 180 000 visitors in one year |
| floor space | 2 500m2 |
| budget for scenography & architecture |
€1.1 million |
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PROJECT DETAILS
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The museum from the outside with its shell-like roof
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Urban Archaeology . Paris, France, 1977 |
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Cités-Cinés . France, Belgium, Canada, 1987-90 |
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The Movie Train . France, 1990 |
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The French Pavilion . Expo'92, Seville, Spain, 1991 |
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Discovery Pavilion . Expo'92, Seville, Spain, 1992 |
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Funny Stories . Montreal, Canada, 1993 |
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The Neolithic Museum . Bougon, France, 1993 |
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Stadium Stardust . Paris, France, 1993 |
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Paris is free . Paris, France, 1994 |
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Cités-Cinés 2 . Paris, France, 1995 |
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High Flight . Montreal, Canada, 1995 |
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Cinema Avenue . Tokyo, Japan, 1996 |
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A trip to Wonderland . Tokyo, Japan, 1997 |
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The Utopia Pavilion . Expo'98, Lisbon, Portugal, 1998 |
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Satie's houses . Honfleur, France, 1998 |
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Expo'00 . Theme Park . Hannover, Germany, 1998 |
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Tokyo Toyota Museum . Japan, 1999 |
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Oceanliner Museum . Saint-Nazaire, France, 2000 |
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Micropolis . Saint-Leons, France, 2000 |
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Turin National Cinema Museum . Italy, 2000 |
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The Audi Pavilion-Autostadt . Wolfsburg, Germany, 2000 |
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Time for time . Paris, France, 2000 |
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Exhibit Master Plan . Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 2002-03 |
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Restaurant . Turin National Cinema Museum, Italy, 2003 |
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Barolo Wine Museum . Italy, 2003-07 |
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L.A. Light-Motion-Dreams . Los Angeles, USA, 2004-05 |
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Turin Automobile Museum . Italy, 2004-08 |
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Collapse? . Los Angeles, USA, 2005-06 |
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Suzhou Science Museum . China, 2005-08 |
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Television Museum . Aubervilliers, France, 2005-09 |
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1913 Building Galleries . Los Angeles, USA, 2006-08 |
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BIE Expo x Expos . Milan, Italy, 2008 |
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Future to come . 2011 |
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Future Pavilion . Shangaï, China, 2010 |
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Memorial of Slavery . Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe, 2009 |
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450th birthday of the University of Geneva . Geneva, Switzerland, 2009 |