The 65-year-old Franco-Colombian has been crisscrossing the globe to provide after-sales service for a concept he's been experimenting with since 2016, the "quarter-hour city", notably in Paris, within the perimeter of the Olympic Games. "The ransom of success", confides to AFP the man who has just published the last of his twelve essays on the subject.
Carlos Moreno, craftsman of "quarter-hour" urban planning
Theorist of the "quarter-hour city", academic Carlos Moreno promotes, from Paris to Buenos Aires, the concept of a breathable, compact and desirable city, where you can do everything within a quarter of an hour of your home, on foot or by bike.
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- Contacts
- Carlos Moreno
Associate Professor , Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Christine Leconte
Gérante - Architecte DLPG, Atelier K.N. Architecture
- Jean-Marc Offner
Directeur général, Agence d'urbanisme Bordeaux Aquitaine
- Dominique Alba
Directrice générale, Ateliers Jean Nouvel