page_title: Architecture of Provence
section_title: Modern architecture in Provence (20th century)
hierarchical_section_title: Architecture of Provence / Modern architecture in Provence (20th century)
caption_attribution_description: English: The Fondation Maeght building and grounds in Saint-Paul de Vence, France.
context_page_description: The architecture of Provence includes a rich collection of monuments from the Roman era, Cistercian monasteries from the Romanesque period, medieval castles and fortifications, as well as numerous hilltop villages and fine churches. Provence was a very poor region after the 18th century, but in the 20th century it had an economic revival and became the site of one of the most influential buildings of the 20th century, the Unité d'Habitation of the architect Le Corbusier in Marseille.
  Provence, in the southeast corner of France, corresponds with the modern administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and includes the departments of Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, as well as parts of Alpes-Maritimes and Vaucluse. The original comté de Provence extended from the west bank of the Rhone River to the east bank of the Var river, bordering the comté of Nice. Provence culturally and historically extended further west of the Gard to Nîmes and to the Vidourle river.
context_section_description: Notable 20th-century buildings in Provence include:
  The Archives nationales d'outre-mer, Aix-en-Provence (1996), architects Thierry Lacoste, Antoinette Robain
  Villa André-Bloc, Antibes (1961), architect André Bloc, Claude Parent
  Musée de l'Arles antique, Arles (1995), architect Henri Ciriani
  Rotonde des locomotives, Avignon (1946), architects Paul Peirani, Bernard Lafaille
  Église Saint-Joseph-Travailleur d'Avignon, Avignon (1967–69), architects Guillaume Gillet, Charles André
  La Citadelle, Bagnols-sur-Ceze (1956–1961), architects Georges Candilis, Alexis Josic, Sadrach Woods, Guy Brunache, Paul Dony
  Villa Kerylos, Beaulieu-sur-Mer (1903–1908), architect Emmanuel Pontremoli
  InterContinental Carlton Cannes Hotel, Cannes (1909–1913), architect Charles Dalmas, Marcellin Mayère
  Villa Vent d'Aval, Grimaud, Var (1928–1950), architect Pierre Chareau
  Palais de la Méditerranée, Nice (1929), architects Charles Dalmas, Marcel Dalmas
  Centre de recherche IBM, La Gaude (1960–1962), architect Marcel Breuer
  Villa Seynave, Grimaud, Var (1961), architect Jean Prouvé
  Port Grimaud, Grimaud, Var (1963–1972, François Spoerry
  Villa Noailles, Hyères (1923), architect Robert Mallet-Stevens
  La Tourette, Marseille (1948–1953), architects Fernand Pouillon, Renė Egger
  Immeuble-facade du Vieux-Port, Marseille (1949–1954), architects Fernand Pouillon, Andre Devin, Andre LeConte, Auguste Perret
  Le Brasilia, Marseille (1957–1967), architect Fernand Boukobza
  École Nationale de Danse, Marseille (1992), architect Roland Simounet
  Hôtel du département, Marseille (1993), architects William Alsop, John Lyall
  Théâtre des Salins, Martigues (1995), architects Vincent Speller, Xavier Fabre, Marino Narpozzi
  Hotel Negresco, Nice (1911–1913), architect Édouard-Jean Niermans
  Sainte Jeanne d'Arc Church, Nice (1922–1933), architect Jacques Droz
  Musée des arts asiatiques, Nice ((1998), architect Kenzo Tange
  Espace Clodius, Orange (1997), architects Michel Seban, Elisabeth Douillet
  Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, also known as the Villa Île-de-France, Saint-Jean-cap-Ferrat (1911–1912), architect Aaron Messiah
  Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence (1960–1964), architect José Luis Sert
  Villa E 1027, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (1926–1929), architects Eileen Gray, Jean Badovici
  Latitude 41, Saint-Tropez (1932–33), architect Georges-Henri Pingusson
  Villa Dollander, Saint-Clair, (1949–1951, architects Henri Prouvé, Jean Prouvé
  The Stadium of Vitrolles (1994), architect Rudy Ricciotti
  Eglise-mairie, Valbonne (1988–1989), architects Pierre Faroux, Bruno Keller
  Port-la-Galère, Théoule-sur-Mer (1968–1979), architects Jacques Couelle, Léopold Vitorge
caption: Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, (1960–1964)
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