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Justinien Tribillon

The Boulevard P茅riph茅rique, anonymous oeuvre of the Parisian technocracy: dissecting a design process at the crossroad of technical reason, social imagination and politics.

Primary supervisor:听Prof听Claire Colomb
Secondary supervisor:听Prof听Ben Campkin
Starting date:听September 2016
Projected completion date:听December 2022
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The Boulevard P茅riph茅rique of Paris, a 35km ring road built around the city between 1956 and 1973, is a politically-loaded infrastructure whose omnipresence in the landscape is inversely proportional to the amount of critical literature dedicated to it. Was its design process the expression of an 鈥榓political鈥� professional expertise seeking to maximise efficiency? What role did political, social and aesthetical considerations often reframed as 鈥榯echnical reason鈥� play in its construction? To address these questions, based on archival work this thesis analyses the 鈥榮ocial imagination鈥� of the technocrats who designed the ring road, focusing on the administrative correspondence of civil servants working at the Paris prefecture as they communicated internally, with elected officials and with citizens. I recontextualise their design choices within their professional and cultural discourses, practices and imaginaries to analyse the Boulevard P茅riph茅rique as socially produced.

First, I challenge the assumption that the ring road was built in an empty 鈥榸one鈥� by demonstrating how specific actors managed to re-route the Boulevard P茅riph茅rique, sometimes leading to evictions in suburban towns. Second, focusing on the socio-political construction听 of noise from road traffic as a 鈥榥uisance鈥�, I argue that the shift from a technocratic governement to a democratically-elected mayor in Paris in 1977 impacted engineers鈥� evaluation of the technical feasibility of retroffiting the ring road with noiseproof walls. Third, I uncover evidence about the correlation between the social status of the ring road鈥檚 neighbours and their capacity to impact on its design, demonstrating the ability of social elites to push for its concealment in their vicinity. Altogether, this thesis dissects the ring road as a 鈥榙esign entanglement鈥� by challenging the notion of 鈥榯echnical reason鈥� as the guiding force of technocrats involved in its construction, throwing light on their biases, the political pressures they faced and hierarchies they were entwined in.

About Justinien

Urbanist, writer, editor and curator, Justinien Tribillon works across different media and disciplines: social science, photography, architecture, history. Justinien is a tutor and PhD candidate at The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, where he explores the Boulevard P茅riph茅rique of Paris as sociotechnical artefact. Justinien is co-founder and editor of , a six-issue publication exploring migration in all its forms. As a curator he has presented 鈥溾�� on the migration of plants at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2021. Together with Offshore Studio (Isabel Seiffert and Christoph Miler) he has also curated 鈥淚nfrastructure 鈥� Visible Upon Breakdown鈥�, an exploration of the concept of infrastructure mixing social sciences and photography due to open at the Rencontres de la Photographie d鈥橝rles 2021. This latter exhibition has been cancelled due to Covid-19 but will be reimagined in a book format in 2023. Justinien has recently co-edited Concrete and Ink: Storytelling and the Future of Architecture (2021, nai010). As a writer, Justinien has written for The Guardian, MONU, The Architectural Review among others. Previous roles include Researcher then Associate Director for Europe at Theatrum Mundi (2017-2020).

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Publications and other work

Journal articles

  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2022. 鈥榃ays of Seeing: Landscape-Infrastructure as Critical Design Framework to Analyse the Production of Paris鈥檚 Boulevard P茅riph茅rique鈥�. Landscape Research 0 (0): 1鈥�16. .
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2021. 鈥業nventing 鈥淚nfrastructure鈥�: Tracing the Etymological Blueprint of an Omnipresent Sociotechnical Metaphor鈥�.
  • Tribillon, Justinien, and John Bingham-Hall. 2020. 鈥楲鈥檈ssor des 芦鈥�infrastructures culturelles鈥�禄 urbaines鈥�: ou quand la 芦鈥�culture鈥�禄 devient un investissement comme un autre鈥�. Journal des Anthropologues (162鈥�163).
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2014. 鈥楾he Localism Act in London: Institutionalising Urban Divisions鈥�. Metropolitics.

Essays

  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2016a. 鈥楳assey Harris: Mechanical or Trojan Horse鈥�. Pp. 54鈥�61 in Migrant Journal No. 1 鈥楢cross Country鈥�, edited by J. Tribillon and C. de Almeida Brito. London: Migrant Journal Press.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2016b. 鈥楻ocking the Austerity Boat: How Millenials Need to Rethink Tomorrow Cities鈥� Economies鈥�. in Making cities. Visions for an urban future, edited by Eurocities. Bruxelles: Eurocities.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2016c. 鈥楾he Fridge, the City and the Critique of Everyday Life: A Tale of Domestic Urbanism鈥�. MONU, April, 18鈥�21.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2017a. 鈥楾he Panic of 1873鈥�. Pp. 114鈥�19 in Migrant Journal No. 2 鈥榃ired Capital鈥�, edited by J. Tribillon and C. de Almeida Brito. London: Migrant Journal Press.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2017b. 鈥榃onders and Enigmas of the Migrating Coconut鈥�. Pp. 38鈥�45 in Migrant Journal No. 3 鈥楩lowing Grounds鈥�, edited by J. Tribillon, M. B眉sse, and D. Randulfe. London: Migrant Journal Press.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2018a. 鈥�413 Grammes鈥�. Broken Nature, XXII Triennale Milano 2019, November 7.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2018b. 鈥楥uando Los Imperios Se Derruban鈥�. Pp. 25鈥�33 in Sobre la L铆nea: la frontera vertical distribuida, edited by T. Tovar Torres, J. C. Espinosa Cuock, and P. Ce帽al Murga. Mexico DF: Proyector.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2018c. 鈥楥uando los imperios se derrumban鈥�. Arquine, November 15.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2018d. 鈥楪rand Ensemble鈥�. Failed States, May, 132鈥�33.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2018e. 鈥榃hen the Empires Collapse鈥�. Pp. 25鈥�33 in Sobre la L铆nea: la frontera vertical distribuida, edited by T. Tovar Torres, J. C. Espinosa Cuock, and P. Ce帽al Murga. Mexico DF: Proyector.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2019a. 鈥�413 Grammes鈥�. in Design. De la nature 脿 l鈥檈nvironnement. Nouvelles D茅finitions., edited by C. Geel and E. Hale. Paris: T&P Work Unit.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2019b. 鈥楲ondon Is the Place for Me鈥�. Pp. 58鈥�109 in A City of Comings and Goings, edited by Crimson. Rotterdam: nai010.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2020. 鈥楾ourist Trap鈥�. The Architectural Review, May, 6鈥�15.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2021. 鈥極ut of the Woodwork鈥�. The Architectural Review, October 2021.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2022. 鈥楲ost in Transit鈥�. The Architectural Review, May 2022.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2022. 鈥楽tudent Residence Paris-Saclay, France. Bruther鈥�. The Architectural Review, June 2022.

Journalism

  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2015a. 鈥楧irty Boulevard: Why Paris鈥檚 Ring Road Is a Major Block on the City鈥檚 Grand Plans鈥�. The Guardian, June 26.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2015b. 鈥榃hy Is a Paris Suburb Scrapping an Urban Farm to Build a Car Park?鈥� The Guardian, September 11.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2016a. 鈥楬ow Nature Turned a Failed Communist Plan into Bucharest鈥檚 Unique Urban Park鈥�. The Guardian, June 14.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2016b. 鈥楶aris鈥檚 River Revolution: The Supermarket That Delivers Groceries via the Seine鈥�. The Guardian, March 1.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2017a. 鈥楴ew Life in the Kingdom of Death: The Plan to Redevelop Subterranean Paris鈥�. The Guardian, February 6.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2017b. 鈥楶long茅e dans les sous-sols endormis de Paris鈥�. Courrier international, March 3.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2017c. 鈥樧斪⒆欁� 砖诇 注讬专 讛讗讜专讜转 谞诪爪讗 诪转讞转 诇讗讚诪讛鈥�. Haaretz, February 7.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2018. 鈥楢 Walking Cure for Sarcellitis: Can Trails Unite Paris鈥檚 City and Suburbs?鈥� The Guardian, January 25.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2019. 鈥楢 Mirage of Luxury Built on Sand鈥�. Magnum Photos. Retrieved 1 March 2019 ().
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2020. 鈥楾he Value of Culture in Austerity Britain鈥�. Theatrum Mundi.
  • Tribillon, Justinien, Isabel Seiffert, and Christoph Miler. 2018. 鈥楽ubatomic Diplomacy鈥�. Pp. 22鈥�39 in Migrant Journal No. 5 鈥楳icro Odysseys鈥�, edited by J. Tribillon, M. B眉sse, and D. Randulfe. London: Migrant Journal Press.

Edited volumes

  • Tribillon, Justinien, and Catarina de Almeida Brito, eds. 2016. Across Country. Vol. 1. London: Migrant Journal Press.
  • Tribillon, Justinien, and Catarina de Almeida Brito, eds. 2017. Wired Capital. Vol. 2. London: Migrant Journal Press.
  • Tribillon, Justinien, Michaela B眉sse, and D谩maso Randulfe, eds. 2017. Flowing Grounds. Vol. 3. London: Migrant Journal Press.
  • Tribillon, Justinien, ed. 2018. Dark Matters. Vol. 4. London: Migrant Journal Press.
  • Tribillon, Justinien, Michaela B眉sse, and D谩maso Randulfe, eds. 2018. Micro Odysseys. Vol. 5. London: Migrant Journal Press.
  • Tribillon, Justinien, Michaela B眉sse, and D谩maso Randulfe, eds. 2019. Foreign Agents. Vol. 6. London: Migrant Journal Press.
  • Michalowska, Marta, and Justinien Tribillon, eds. 2021. Concrete & Ink: Storytelling and the Future of Architecture. Rotterdam: nai010.

Conference papers

  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2017. 鈥楶roducing the Banlieue: Rethinking Infrastructural Landscape and Paris鈥檚 Metropolitan Identity via the P茅riph茅rique鈥�. in S茅minaire de la Chaire Villes Globales. Fondation Maison des Sciences de l鈥橦omme.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2018a.鈥楶aris鈥檚 Concrete Belt: Rampart or Connector?鈥�, June 21, Future of London Annual Conference.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2018b. 鈥楶roducing the Parisian Banlieue鈥�. Royal College of Arts.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2019a.鈥楶roducing the Paris Banlieue鈥�, March 27, Columbia University.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2019b. 鈥楾he Infrastructural Landscape of Paris: Dissecting the Metaphors to Develop New Methodologies鈥�. in (Infra)structuring ideology: discourse and visuality - G1. Manchester Urban Institute, Manchester University.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2019c. 鈥楾he Words of 鈥淚nfrastructure鈥�: The Journey of a Concept That Came to Define Modernity鈥�. University College London.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2020a. 鈥業magining, Designing and Building Paris鈥檚 Boulevard P茅riph茅rique: Understanding the P茅riph鈥檚 Role in the 鈥淧roduction of the Banlieue鈥� and Paris鈥檚 Infrastructural Landscape (1943-1973; 2007-Today)鈥�. University College London.
  • Tribillon, Justinien. 2020b. 鈥楲arger than Life: Landscape-Infrastructure as Critical Design Framework for Post-War Paris鈥�. Urban Institute, University of Sheffield.

Teaching

Academic Year 2016-2017

  • PGTA, BENVGPD5 City Planning (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)
  • PGTA, BENVGPL6 Comparative Planning Systems and Cultures (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)
  • PGTA, BENVGTC4 Urban Design: Guidance, Incentive and Control (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)
  • PGTA, ENVS1016 Contemporary Cities (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)

Academic Year 2017-2018

  • PGTA, BENVGPD5 City Planning (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)
  • PGTA, BENVGPL6 Comparative Planning Systems and Cultures (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)
  • PGTA, BENVGTC4 Urban Design: Guidance, Incentive and Control (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)
  • PGTA, ENVS1016 Contemporary Cities (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)
  • PGTA, ENVS2008 Cities and Social Change (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)

Academic Year 2018-2019

  • PGTA, BPLN0038 Comparative Planning Systems and Cultures (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)
  • PGTA, BPLN0013 Planning Practices in Europe
  • PGTA, BPLN0071 Contemporary Cities (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)
  • Studio Tutor, M ARCH: Architecture (Central Saint Martins, UAL)

Academic Year 2019-2020

  • PGTA, BPLN0038 Comparative Planning Systems and Cultures (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)
  • PGTA, BPLN0071 Contemporary Cities (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)

Academic Year 2020-2021

  • PGTA, BPLN0038 Comparative Planning Systems and Cultures (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)
  • PGTA, BPLN0071 Contemporary Cities (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)

Academic year 2021-22

  • PGTA, BPLN0038 Comparative Planning Systems and Cultures (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)
  • PGTA, BPLN0071 Contemporary Cities (香港六合彩中特网, BSP)

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