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Essays

 
The multiplication of mediums reflects a vision of architecture as a multifaceted discipline, in which construction is only one aspect. To think about architecture, to reflect on it, to justify and explain it—these are all acts of architecture that must be expressed through words and images.
The Essais series brings together theoretical books by architects and monographic works on individual architects.
 
Gilles Perraudin - Les jours sont ronds
2024
French edition
Caryatide / Cosa Mentale
The story/manifesto of an architect's life: a re-reading of Gilles Perraudin's career by himself, enabling us to retrace the path of a thought in perpetual motion.
Bernard Quirot - Simplifions
2022
French edition
Caryatide / Cosa Mentale
In this writing, French architect Bernard Quirot carries a reflection on his theoretical foundations and evokes, through his architectural journey, a critical vision of the increasing complexity of the world.
Ivry Serres - L\'œuvre des matières
2017
French edition
Caryatide / Cosa Mentale
currently out of stock
A poetic exploration of the mechanisms of thought in the act of building.
Luigi Snozzi - L\'architecture inefficiente
2016
French edition
Caryatide / Cosa Mentale
currently out of stock
Conversations between Swiss architect Luigi Snozzi and the philosopher Fabio Merlini.
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