Architects build in and for a system that is not only pathological, but toxic. It is ruining the only planet we have, and we are clearly at the end of what is still possible within this ecology. The architecture presented in this book is a form of resistance - one which actively engages in the societies and territories it is inscribed in and which presents an antidote to the accelerating banalization of our everyday environments. The search for singularity is not a search for formal distinction or a fetishism of the architectural object, but instead the desire to inscribe oneself into a unique territory and moment in time. This compendium of essays and projects presents a confrontation of radically dissimilar projects which underscores the exploration of architectural empowerment at the core of the o ce's work. Four themes are presented in four volumes: Cultural Resistance, Occupying Earth, Public Prerogatives, and Territory and Transgressions.

Author: Linna Choi, Tarik Oualalou
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Actar
Published: 07/01/2017
Pages: 416
Weight: 3.55lbs
Size: 10.20h x 6.90w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9781945150203
English Edition

About the Author
Choi, Linna: - Linna Choi and Tarik Oualalou are founders of OUALALOU+CHOI, an architecture firm based in Paris and Casablanca. Recent projects include 'Fundamental(ism)s, ' the first Pavilion of Morocco for the 2014 Venice Biennale, the Volubilis Museum, and the Moroccan pavilion for the 2015 World Exposition in Milan.Oualalou, Tarik: - Linna Choi and Tarik Oualalou are founders of OUALALOU+CHOI, an architecture firm based in Paris and Casablanca. Recent projects include 'Fundamental(ism)s, ' the first Pavilion of Morocco for the 2014 Venice Biennale, the Volubilis Museum, and the Moroccan pavilion for the 2015 World Exposition in Milan.