Chaire Post-minier

The partnership Chair “Acclimatize post-mining territories” was initiated in 2017 by Béatrice Mariolle - current Director of the Chair. It is a fruit of several years pf researches on the post-mining territory of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. The Chair is labelled “Architecture and Innovation” by the French Ministry of Culture. Partners and founders: Lille National School of Architecture and Landscape, National School of Architecture Paris-Belleville, University of Florence, Minestry of the Culture, Mission Bassin Minier, Regional Direction of Cultural Affairs of Hauts-de-France, Maisons-et-Cités, Caisse des Dépôts.
While maintaining the focus on the mining basin of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, the Chair has broaden the activity to the French and international post-mining regions. We focus on architectural and design tools that combine such situations as the heritage quality, environmental adaptation, social, economic and ecological fragilities.