While two days of conferences will start at JJ College of Architecture, we would like to share with you an article about Studio+ in Mumbai, from Time Out Mumbai, an entertainment and lifestyle magazine that showcases reviews and previews of Mumbai : http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/mumbailocal/mumbailocal_details.asp?code=336&source=1 Studio+ in India Since September 2011, a promotion of sixty students has been following a specific course ....Read more
Anne Lacaton, Jean-Philippe Vassal and Frederic Druot just received the prestigious Equerre d’Argent for the renovation of the tour Bois le Prêtre in Paris. Rather than demolishing and rebuilding, the architects decided to conserve the existing housing, and to renovate it, while adding prefabricated modules on the front. It was cheaper than reconstruction, and this building from the 1960′s made up of 100 social housing ....Read more
Conferences, workshops, presentations…. the last week was very productive for Studio+ all over the world!! >> UN-HABITAT AND LAFARGE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TEAM IN ROMANIA On January 17th, Christine Auclair from UN-HABITAT and the Lafarge Affordable Housing team (Philippe Mauran and François Perrot) were in Romania for a general conference adressing worldwide affordable housing issues in Ion Mincu School of Architecture. The ....Read more
In this post we explained the specificities of Studio+ parnership in Mumbai, India. Now, let’s discover the point of view of Professor Dalvi, professor of Architecture in Sir J. J. College of Architecture in Mumbai. In India, Studio+ is composed on a seminar, on presentations, discussions, field visits and field work. Through this unique pprogram built by Professor Dalvi and our partner (URBZ), students use their expertise and ....Read more
Michael Bell is Professor of Architecture at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, where he is Director of the Master of Architecture Program Core Design Studios and Chair of the Columbia Conference on Architecture, Engineering, and Materials. In the coming days, Michael will be animating two conferences in Europe as part of the STUDIO+ Program: - On January 19th, 2012 at 7pm in ....Read more
Studio+ in India has started this week in Sir JJ College of Architecture (Mumbai). The name of the whole course is Mumbai Contra-CT: Techniques and Tactics of Affordable Housing Production This week, our partner (URBZ, an organization that researches the development of cities around the world) has organized a unique initiative: Groups of students have visited contractors to study how the houses are built in neighbourhoods ....Read more
I met 6 students from Paris-Belleville School of Architecture (ENSAPB). They all chose to be part of the Studio + on Affordable Housing proposed by Lafarge. Though they have the same curriculum, these young people have a different opinion of what an architect is and what could be the ideal house. Alexandre, Lucile, Lukas, Anthony, Vincent or Nicolas just started the theoretical phase of their project, but they already have a clear idea of ....Read more
Leopold Lombard is Architect Relations Director at Lafarge S+: What is the relationship between Lafarge and architecture? What is your role? LL: I have been thinking for the last 15 years that selling building material or construction solutions can inevitably be achieved through architects. If Lafarge launches a new product, it has to be previously “adopted” by the architects, otherwise it will never be implemented. When Rudy ....Read more
In December 1989, after 44 years of depravation, Romanians finally set free… And acceded to property. For a quick understanding, it is important to go back to March 6, 1945, when a Communist coup backed by the USSR put an end to the government in place since August 1944. Alongside with communism came confiscation and requisition. Quickly, the Socialist Republic of Romania laid its hand on most of the properties and became the owner of ....Read more
CHRISTINE AUCLAIR is Chief of the private sector unit of the partner section at UN-HABITAT S+ : UN-HABITAT is the United Nations agency for human settlements, in charge of sustainable urbanization. What are the most important fields you are working on in order to obtain sustainable cities, and Affordable Housing? CA : UN-HABITAT is presently going through a reform and our priorities are currently being ....Read more
