delegation
in Aspen
In 1970, the conference program conducted by William Houseman was called Environment by design. In response to IDCA’s invitation, the French delegation, led by designer Roger Tallon, would take a position in a declaration written by Jean Baudrillard. The French delegation’s declaration, along with student and environmental activists’ reactions and demonstrations that took place during the conference would constitute a turning point for the Aspen meetings.
Back in France, the journalist Gilles de Bure, who had accompanied the official delegation, relates his Aspen 1970 experience in an article entitled Les sommets d’Aspen.