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Enel extends the date to join the international “WinDesign” contest to August 30, 2025. A unique opportunity to imagine the new design of wind turbines.
But as everyone knows, in architecture the approval that really counts is that which comes from the daily users. In this case though, the inhabitants, those actually living in the 57 social dwellings of the XIV arrondissement, have difficulty in accepting it. To the extent that they have set up a petition for which they are collecting as many signatures as possible, requesting intervention.
Reporting this ‘minor’ controversy is the French daily Le Monde, who report that a particular aspect under attack is that of the black metal shutters – described by the tenants and neighbours as making the apartments feel like a prison. So what do they want? A nice coat of paint, this time in white.