1.1. Architect
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BEYOND THE PAVILION: Portrait of the architect Cyril Rousseaux
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Le long métrage documentaire Beyond The Pavilion, réalisé par Mister Emma, met en lumière trois architectes wallons ayant en commun d’avoir conçu un pavillon belge à l’occasion d’une exposition universelle. Parmi eux figure l’architecte Cyril Rousseaux (Carré 7), dont le parcours et les réalisations font l’objet de l’un des portraits du film. Le reportage que nous…
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BEYOND THE PAVILION: Portrait of the architect Vincent Callebaut
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Le long métrage documentaire Beyond The Pavilion, réalisé par Mister Emma, met en lumière trois architectes wallons ayant en commun d’avoir conçu un pavillon belge à l’occasion d’une exposition universelle. Parmi eux figure l’architecte Vincent Callebaut, dont le parcours et les réalisations font l’objet de l’un des portraits du film. Le reportage que nous vous invitons…
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BEYOND THE PAVILION: Portrait of the architect Patrick Genard
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Le long métrage documentaire Beyond The Pavilion, réalisé par Mister Emma, met en lumière trois architectes wallons ayant en commun d’avoir conçu un pavillon belge à l’occasion d’une exposition universelle. Parmi eux figure l’architecte Patrick Genard, dont le parcours et les réalisations font l’objet de l’un des portraits du film. Le reportage que nous vous invitons…
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PORTRAIT : Tim Fu
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Artificial intelligence is conquering the world, and Canadian architect Tim Fu knows it. From his home in London, he has set up Studio Tim Fu Ltd and is developing projects using artificial intelligence tools. Opportunity or danger, Tim Fu talks to you about his experience and his vision for the future of architecture. This interview…
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PORTRAIT : Shigeru Ban
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Shigeru Ban is certainly the first Pritzker Prize winner not to be a star architect. He works on normal commission work as well in disaster architecture. He likes to test all materials, he likes to look for their limits and believes that any material can be used in construction as long as safety is guaranteed.…
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PORTRAIT : Francine Houben
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Francine Houben was in Brussels at the end of 2023 to give a talk at a lunch with an Architect session in Flagey. Mister Emma was backstage to chat with the Mecanoo boss. People, Place, Purpose, Poetry and Mobility are the keywords of the Dutch office’s work. – – – – – – – – – – –…
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The renewal of raw earth architecture
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Over the course of a week, Mister Emma followed Belgian architect Jean Dethier in the footsteps of this type of construction, which is now enjoying a new lease of life. These study days were organized as part of a study trip by ETH Zürich, and more specifically by the university chair of Professor and world-renowned…
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PORTRAIT : Eduardo Souto de Moura
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The winner of the Pritzker Prize in 2011 studied sculpture before turning to architecture at the University of Porto’s School of Fine Arts. He embodies the « Porto School », formed by the emblematic figures of Fernando Távora and Álvaro Siza, which combines rigour and freedom, two approaches to construction that are difficult to reconcile, yet which…
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Portrait of MATTHIEU ROMANCANT
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Matthieu Romancant is a French architect and urban planner who lives in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) since 2007. He acquired an old stone house surrounded by nature and with an exceptional view, in which he wanted to rediscover certain ties thanks to objects found at flea markets. He tells us about a hotel he has…
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Portrait of DORTE MANDRUP
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Dorte Mandrup is a Danish architect who founded her studio Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter in 1999. She imagines architecture in the context of its environment. Out of conviction and ethics, Dorte Mandrup refuses to work in autocratic countries. She has gained worldwide renown for the projects she builds on particularly fragile sites. In 2022, her studio…