Dystopian French housing estate vies for national heritage label It has set the scene for films like "Brazil", in 1985, and the blockbuster "Hunger Games" more recently. Designed by architect Ricardo Bofill in the 1970s, the massive Abraxas suburban housing complex, an imposing, postmodern structure just outside Paris, could soon be recognised as part of France's "20th century heritage". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES