Françoise Héritier Gardens

The Françoise Héritier Gardens feature a central pathway lined with tall, slender steel poles that mimic the organic silhouettes of trees. Named for the prominent French anthropologist, this public space occupies what was once a derelict railway plot. Héritier spent her career studying kinship structures and the social construction of gender, and the design here reflects that focus on human connection. Instead of traditional ornamental flowerbeds, the garden prioritizes open space for neighbors to gather and children to play in the city.