The French pavilion at the 2004 Venice Biennale of Architecture took up the theme of sustainable design through a “prospective game” that challenged participating architects to imagine an urban neighborhood's transformation in response to economic, social, and environmental constraints over the following 30 years. The exhibition paradoxically appeared to proclaim French sustainable know-how at a time when French architects viewed the profession as lagging behind their European neighbors in terms of ecological approaches. By framing sustainability as avant-garde, experimental design, the pavilion reconciled “French” and “sustainable” architecture. Examining this exhibit and its impact contributes to an understanding of French self-fashioning of national identity around culture. Moreover, this case demonstrates how cultural elements of identity influence responses to global challenges such as climate change.

2004 年威尼斯建筑双年展的法国馆通过“前瞻性游戏”提出了可持续设计的主题，该游戏挑战参与的建筑师想象城市社区在接下来的 30 年中应对经济、社会和环境限制的转变。在法国建筑师认为该行业在生态方法方面落后于欧洲邻国之际，展览似乎自相矛盾地宣告了法国的可持续技术。通过将可持续性设计为前卫的实验设计，展馆协调了“法国”和“可持续”建筑。检查这个展览及其影响有助于理解法国人围绕文化对民族认同的自我塑造。而且，