The Cité Internationale is a mixed-use district located between the Rhône River and the Parc de la Tête d'Or in Lyon, developed on the former site of the city’s trade fair, which relocated in 1984. Following an international competition won by Renzo Piano and his studio, construction began in 1989 and the final buildings were completed in 2006. The district includes offices, apartments, hotels, restaurants, a convention centre, casino, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Lyon, which incorporates the façade of a former fair building dating back to the 1920s. The masterplan is organised around a…
