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Haro sur les architectes des Bâtiments de France pris dans la tourmente de la canicule
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Haro sur les architectes des Bâtiments de France pris dans la tourmente de la canicule

Sommés de s'expliquer sur leur opposition aux blocs de climatisation et volets sur le patrimoine, les ABF subissent une fronde inédite.

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Les architectes des Bâtiments de France (ABF) font face à une fronde politique et populaire inédite en raison de leur opposition supposée à l'installation de climatisations et volets sur des bâtiments patrimoniaux lors des épisodes de canicule.

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Les architectes des Bâtiments de France protègent le patrimoine et les sites classés en validant ou refusant des autorisations de travaux.

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Haro sur les architectes des Bâtiments de France (ABF) ! Sommés de s’expliquer sur leur opposition supposée à la pose de blocs de climatisation et de volets sur des bâtiments patrimoniaux, ces 190 fonctionnaires du ministère de la Culture subissent les foudres populaires et politiques depuis les épisodes de canicule. Protecteurs légaux du patrimoine et des sites classés, agissant à coups d’autorisations ou au contraire de refus au moment des permis de construire ou de démolir, ils sont devenus le symptôme d’une France décalée. Celle qui s’accrocherait à une délicate notion de beauté et de cadre de vie, quand la planète est en train de basculer vers l’enfer et que des vies sont en jeu.

« C’est bien la première fois que nous subissons une telle fronde », reconnaît Fabien Sénéchal, ABF en Bretagne et président de l’Association nationale des architectes des bâtiments de France (ANABF). « Au cœur de l’été, les polémiques étaient si virulentes que le bruit a même couru que l’un d’entre…

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