La Tourette (Marseille)

For the convent near Lyon, see Sainte Marie de La Tourette. For the commune in the Loire départment, see La Tourette.
Marseille's Vieux Port and buildings by Pouillon
The first modern load-bearing stone skyscraper, 2 Rue Saint-Laurent, a 16-storey apartment building in La Tourette (Marseille), designed by Fernand Pouillon

La Tourette is a housing complex in Marseille, France.[1] It is located at the Old Port of Marseille and was constructed in 1946–1953 [2] following designs by the French architect and urban planner Fernand Pouillon.[3]

  1. ^ https://www.culture.gouv.fr/Regions/Drac-Provence-Alpes-Cote-d-Azur/Politique-et-actions-culturelles/Architecture-contemporaine-remarquable-en-Paca/Le-label-Architecture-contemporaine-remarquable/Les-edifices-labellises-Architecture-contemporaine-remarquable/Label-ACR-Bouches-du-Rhone/Marseille/Marseille-2e-La-Tourette-groupe-VIII
  2. ^ https://research.tudelft.nl/en/publications/reconstructing-convention-fernand-pouillons-la-tourette-housing-p
  3. ^ "La Tourette Marseille + Fernand Pouillon". 16 March 2019.