{"id":74715,"date":"2026-10-12T13:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fondation-alliancefr.org\/?p=74715"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:32:57","slug":"australie-le-siege-de-lalliance-francaise-de-sydney-a-ete-concu-par-harry-seidler-figure-majeure-du-modernisme-australien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fondation-alliancefr.org\/?p=74715","title":{"rendered":"AUSTRALIE \/ Le si\u00e8ge de l\u2019Alliance Fran\u00e7aise de Sydney a \u00e9t\u00e9 con\u00e7u par Harry Seidler, figure majeure du modernisme australien"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Saviez-vous que le 257 Clarence Street, si\u00e8ge de l\u2019Alliance Fran\u00e7aise de Sydney, a \u00e9t\u00e9 con\u00e7u par Harry Seidler, figure majeure du modernisme australien ? Francophile, l\u2019architecte a imagin\u00e9 un lieu qui fait aujourd\u2019hui partie int\u00e9grante de notre histoire \u2014 et nous lui en sommes tr\u00e8s reconnaissants.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 xyejjpt x15dsfln x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x x1i0vuye xvs91rp xo1l8bm x5n08af\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xt0psk2 x1i0vuye xvs91rp xo1l8bm x5n08af x126k92a\">En 2005, le conseil d&rsquo;administration de l&rsquo;Alliance Fran\u00e7aise de Sydney a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de reconstruire son si\u00e8ge social au 257 Clarence St. Le conseil a convaincu Harry Seidler, un c\u00e9l\u00e8bre architecte australien de participer au projet. Seidler \u00e9tait connu pour sa conception de l&rsquo;ambassade d&rsquo;Australie \u00e0 Paris.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">L&rsquo;Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Centre de 13 \u00e9tages \u00e9tait le dernier b\u00e2timent commercial con\u00e7u par Seidler, qui croyait que l&rsquo;architecture moderne \u00e9tait influenc\u00e9e par le baroque. Cette influence se voit dans les formes courb\u00e9es de la fa\u00e7ade et de la poutre en verre au rez-de-chauss\u00e9e, l&rsquo;auvent incurv\u00e9 et l&rsquo;escalier circulaire dans le vide de trois \u00e9tages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">La fa\u00e7ade de la rue a \u00e9t\u00e9 empreinte de balcons et de louvres verticales pour relier la texture de la rue et minimiser la charge de chaleur solaire. \u00c0 l&rsquo;int\u00e9rieur, la planification a \u00e9t\u00e9 maintenue simple et fonctionnelle avec de l&rsquo;espace libre de colonnes virtuelles pour obtenir de la souplesse pour les futures lotissements de bureau. Harry Seidler est mort en mars 2008 et n&rsquo;a pas v\u00e9cu pour voir l&rsquo;ach\u00e8vement du b\u00e2timent.Command\u00e9 par le conseil d\u2019administration de l\u2019Alliance Fran\u00e7aise, le b\u00e2timent a \u00e9t\u00e9 inaugur\u00e9 en 2009. Il constitue le dernier projet commercial et public de Seidler.<span class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.afsydney.com.au\/about\/af-sydney\/\"><span class=\"inline-flex\" aria-label=\"Af Sydney - Alliance Francaise de Sydney\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"inline-flex max-w-full min-w-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afsydney.com.au\/about\/af-sydney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative -mt-px max-w-full min-w-0 whitespace-nowrap -top-px font-sans text-base text-primary select-none selection:bg-super-selection selection:text-primary dark:selection:text-super-primary\"><span class=\"text-3xs rounded-md group min-w-4 max-w-full cursor-pointer align-middle font-mono tabular-nums font-normal transition-colors duration-150 inline-flex items-center gap-0 py-[0.1875rem] leading-snug px-[0.3rem] [@media(hover:hover)]:hover:bg-subtle group-data-[state=open]\/trigger:bg-subtle border-soft ring-soft [:where(&amp;&gt;:not([hidden])~:not([hidden]))]:border-soft bg-soft\"><span class=\"inline-block relative !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset] max-w-[25ch] overflow-hidden\">afsydney.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Le lien de l\u2019architecte avec la France se lit aussi dans l\u2019ambassade d\u2019Australie \u00e0 Paris. Con\u00e7u par Seidler avec la participation de Marcel Breuer et de Pier Luigi Nervi comme consultants, le complexe a \u00e9t\u00e9 achev\u00e9 en 1977. Il abrite notamment la chancellerie et la r\u00e9sidence de l\u2019ambassadeur.<span class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.aph.gov.au\/parliamentary_business\/committees\/house_of_representatives_committees?url=pwc\/paris\/submissions\/sub1.pdf\"><span class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"relative -mt-px max-w-full min-w-0 whitespace-nowrap -top-px font-sans text-base text-primary select-none selection:bg-super-selection selection:text-primary dark:selection:text-super-primary\"><span class=\"text-3xs rounded-md group min-w-4 max-w-full cursor-pointer align-middle font-mono tabular-nums font-normal transition-colors duration-150 inline-flex items-center gap-0 py-[0.1875rem] leading-snug px-[0.3rem] [@media(hover:hover)]:hover:bg-subtle group-data-[state=open]\/trigger:bg-subtle border-soft ring-soft [:where(&amp;&gt;:not([hidden])~:not([hidden]))]:border-soft bg-soft\"><span class=\"inline-block relative !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset] max-w-[25ch] overflow-hidden\">aph.gov<\/span><span class=\"inline-block ml-1 mr-px !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset]\"><span class=\"opacity-50\">+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">En pr\u00e8s de six d\u00e9cennies de carri\u00e8re, Harry Seidler a con\u00e7u plus de 180 b\u00e2timents. Son \u0153uvre est \u00e0 l\u2019honneur dans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sydney.edu.au\/museum\/whats-on\/exhibitions\/migrating-modernism-the-architecture-of-harry-seidler.html\"><em>Migrating Modernism: The Architecture of Harry Seidler<\/em><\/a>, une grande r\u00e9trospective pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e \u00e0 Venise en 2025 et d\u00e9sormais au Chau Chak Wing Museum de Sydney.<span class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.sydney.edu.au\/museum\/whats-on\/exhibitions\/migrating-modernism-the-architecture-of-harry-seidler.html\"><span class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"relative -mt-px max-w-full min-w-0 whitespace-nowrap -top-px font-sans text-base text-primary select-none selection:bg-super-selection selection:text-primary dark:selection:text-super-primary\"><span class=\"text-3xs rounded-md group min-w-4 max-w-full cursor-pointer align-middle font-mono tabular-nums font-normal transition-colors duration-150 inline-flex items-center gap-0 py-[0.1875rem] leading-snug px-[0.3rem] [@media(hover:hover)]:hover:bg-subtle group-data-[state=open]\/trigger:bg-subtle border-soft ring-soft [:where(&amp;&gt;:not([hidden])~:not([hidden]))]:border-soft bg-soft\"><span class=\"inline-block relative !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset] max-w-[25ch] overflow-hidden\">sydney<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source : linkedin et Instragram<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saviez-vous que le 257 Clarence Street, si\u00e8ge de l\u2019Alliance Fran\u00e7aise de Sydney, a \u00e9t\u00e9 con\u00e7u par Harry Seidler, figure majeure du modernisme australien ? Francophile, l\u2019architecte a imagin\u00e9 un lieu qui fait aujourd\u2019hui partie int\u00e9grante de notre histoire \u2014 et &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":74718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[83,157,1674,40],"class_list":["post-74715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asie-oceanie","tag-francophilie","tag-alliance-francaise","tag-architecture","tag-langue-francaise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondation-alliancefr.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondation-alliancefr.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondation-alliancefr.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondation-alliancefr.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/86"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondation-alliancefr.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74715"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondation-alliancefr.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74721,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondation-alliancefr.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74715\/revisions\/74721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondation-alliancefr.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/74718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondation-alliancefr.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondation-alliancefr.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}