Migrant Marseille

On November 5, 2018, two buildings collapsed in central Marseille, killing eight residents from Algeria, the Comoros, France, Italy, and Tunisia. This tragedy exposed the city’s deep social fractures and chronic neglect. Marseille, long shaped by migration, poverty, and struggle, remains divided—wealthy conservatives in the south, marginalized immigrant communities in the north. The city’s tensions stem from poor governance, decaying housing, privatized services, and profit-driven urbanization.

Migrant Marseille: Architectures of Social Segregation and Urban Inclusivity explores these dynamics through case studies from Le Corbusier’s Cité Radieuse to La Castellane, birthplace of footballer Zinedine Zidane. Through essays, photos, and drawings, it reveals how migration shapes the city’s architecture and offers strategies for social and spatial inclusion.

ISBN : 978-3-944074-46-7