a/LTA’s practice combines architecture, urbanism and installations. Their projects take an interest in elements that are displaced, imitated, assembled and referenced, and maintain a relationship as a sign/object with their referents.
This “basketball tree” is made up of hoops set upon various heights. The result is a game of basketball unlike any you’ve ever played!
It’s immediately clear how several people can play at the same time: basketball hoops branch out of different parts of a tree at varying heights, allowing for multiple teams of any age to play. But, just because the rules are easy to learn, it doesn’t mean you can’t invent new ones using the lines on the ground separating the different courts!
Nantes is transforming
Nantes has been getting a major makeover since 2024.
The city is currently undergoing extensive public works, particularly around Île de Nantes (Quai de la Fosse and the Pont Anne-de-Bretagne bridge). Tram Line 1 will be temporarily suspended from mid-June to late August 2026. The city centre and Parc des Chantiers – Machines de l’Île will remain accessible, thanks to replacement buses and to the pedestrian and cycling routes that will continue to be open. Park-and-ride facilities are available to drivers.
For further information
Boulevard Léon Bureau, Nantes
How to get there?
Parking(s) nearby: Parking Les Machines, Parking Les Nefs
Public transport: Prairie au Duc, Chantiers Navals, Gare de l'État
Self-service bicycles: Machine De L'île (n°43), Palais De Justice (n°44), Brunelière (n°41), Grue Jaune (n°103), Prairie Au Duc (n°45), Alger (n°36)
Free access.
Visual artwork.
