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The Aillaud Towers, also known as the Cloud Towers, in Nanterre, France, designed by architect Émile Aillaud in 1977, represent a distinct departure from the rigid geometries of modernist social housing.

The organically curved forms and painted facades, featuring cloud-like patterns, aimed to soften the harshness typically associated with high-density residential complexes. Aillaud’s design sought to introduce an element of whimsy and visual relief into the urban landscape, contrasting with the standardized concrete blocks prevalent in post-war France.

The towers, part of the larger Pablo Picasso district, reflect an effort to humanize mass housing through playful aesthetics and unconventional forms, challenging the monotony of functionalist urban planning.

Photo by Alex MacLean

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