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Get into it! From a grain of sand to a sustainable city
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Open in the appThis exhibition invites you to follow the life of a grain of sand. Shaped over thousands of years, it circulates on rivers, seas and roads around the world. As material, it becomes a resource, used massively in concrete, an omnipresent material in our buildings, roads and… This exhibition invites you to follow the life of a grain of sand. Shaped over thousands of years, it circulates on rivers, seas and roads around the world. As material, it becomes a resource, used massively in concrete, an omnipresent material in our buildings, roads and infrastructure. But behind this seemingly ordinary resource lie often unknown realities: intensive extraction, degraded landscapes, fragile ecosystems and deep social and environmental inequalities. From quarries to cities marked by real estate speculation, passing through global logistics chains, following a grain of sand means questioning how we build, live and transform territories. It means considering other more sustainable materials (like wood, earth, stone), other construction practices (like reuse) and numerous initiatives more respectful of our environments and living things.