Fernand Pouillon: France's Most Wanted Architect
Fernand Pouillon: France's Most Wanted Architect

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Fernand Pouillon: France's Most Wanted Architect

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Fernand Pouillon, the most wanted architect in France

10.0(1 votes)
2023
0h 52m
Documentary
francearchitectbiographyalgeriaarchitecture historydjazairfernand pouillon

Overview

The work of Fernand Pouillon, "France's most wanted" architect after being imprisoned and mysteriously escaping in the 1960s, now seems to have faded into the background. However, in 50 years he has built more than 5 million square meters, mainly between France and Algeria, at a frantic pace, traveling tens of thousands of kilometers per week, by propeller plane, to go to construction sites. at night or at dawn between Marseille, Paris, Algiers or in the middle of the desert, until you burn your wings. Among others, Fernand Pouillon decided to build houses for the most modest.