The installation of the third prototype of the VGDA conference room. It is a structure constituted of twenty columns made with twentyone crates in green plastic in which aromatic plants such as basil, mint, sage, parsley... are growing. It is most certainly the miraculous climate in Roma and the everyday unremitting effort that permitted their growth. The VGDA is willing to share its unusual experiences so that you too may grow a column of plants. You are one click away the direction for use to produce a do-it-yourself suspended garden. (connection to page 4 "Directions for use" for a vegetal pillar).

Besides, in the Villa Medicis, columns were meant to support a roof to protect a circular table. The lack of time and other priorities explain that the roof never got finished.Mostly, the thing to do was to make the circular table work (make it turn over) as well as to organize discussions between the Villa and roman actors and guests. Debates focused on the following questions : - is it also necessary to restore the Villa's garden ? - the utopian discourse - transversality in art responds to a vital need - the capacity for judging - the artist status Inerviews were held face to face. Every VGDA's guests expressed themselves about their work, experiences and opinions. Hours and hours of videos have been stocked concerning the "C" floor and is available for an improbable use (conservation and reserve of the VGDA) (link with page 4 the floors). U ntil july the 11th of 1996, many people came and participated in the dicussions : Stefano, Boris, Caroline, Marie-Ange, Philippe, Philippe, Philippe, Clara, Isabelle, Isabelle, Pierre-Yves, Jean-Gabriel, Lisa, Patrice, Anna, Michel, Michel, Jean-Michel, Tineke, Thierry, Sandra, Jean-Pierre, Jean-Pierre, Marc-AndrÈ, Sophie, Anne, Antoine, Niklaus, Maria-Teresa, Massimo, ...(and many others). But 1996 was not only the year of gardening. Between january 18 and march 13, 1996 a magnificient exhibition took place in the space of the french regional institution FRAC PACA : "Common wishes" ("Voeux communs") with the painter Yves BÈlorgey (born in 1961) who works and lives in Lyon (you can write to him via e.mail: belorgey.philip@hot.fr).

The "Q" floor (Quality and Quantity) (link to page 4 : the floors) mainly deals with the development of the "structure of correction".An office prototype represented the transformation and correction of half the Frac PACA's exhibition space in order to be reinstalled by the personel of the VGDA. Going through one of the two entrance gates of the "structure of correction" one could gazed upon a roof made of the Roman Villa Medicis's recycled papers.At the centre, one could find a small table with a crescent shape on which a few coffee cups were laid. Above it there was a cupboard space files. At the back, a plant and a coffee machine (ready for use). In the background, there were four panels belonging to the piece of work called DEMOCRATIQUe (The Contemporary Art Regional Funds PACA's collection i.e; FRAC PACA). There was also a small rectangular table with an ashtray.Hang on to the wall at the back twelve blackboards belonging to "the blackboards collection of the VGDA" (connection with the blackboards list available end 1998). In this exhibition one could see among other things : The statue / fountain of the Via Babuino in Roma (series : research about the local democracy. 1996). The building of the sources at Pougues-les-Eaux (series : Beautiful images of the VGDA's projects outside its walls 1995). A flowerpot at Pougues-les-Eaux (series : Beautiful images of the VGDA's projects outside its walls 1995). The so-called "german" swimming pool at Pougues-les-Eaux (series : Beautiful images of the VGDA's projects outside its walls 1995). The Bijlmermeer, Amsterdam. (series : Reasearch about the local democracy, 1996). Bakounin after a photograph by Nadar. (series : Images suggesting and causing a potential interactivity, 1996).

By way of beginning, there was a debate organised between architects Rudy Richotti and Jacques Hondelatte and architecture critics such as Patrice Goulet (IFA), Marc Emmery (Architecture Aujourd'hui) and also art critics : Franck Perrin (BlocNotes, Crash Magazine), Lise Guéhenneux (BlocNotes, Regards), as well as artists like Niek van de Steeg and Yves Bélorgey and organisers such as Eric Magion (Contemporary Art Regional Funds director) and Jean-Louis Champsor (CAUE director in the french region, Les Bouches du Rhône). This event was also sponsored by La Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations giving a 50 000 french francs grant.We draw the attention on the presence of La Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations as a sponsor of the event with a grant of 50 000 french francs aimed at financing its organisation and the edition of the debates. The organisation CAUE also guaranteed the edition of this book but up to now, there is no sign of its publication.