Anne-Cecile Comar is partner at the firm Atelier du Pont, along with Philippe Croisier. The firm employs 30 staff members from all kinds of backgrounds. Atelier du Pont is also a founding member of the architecture collective, Plan01 with which they created the eco design engineering office, Plan02, in 2008. Atelier du Pont is a multi-polar agency that combines public and private projects, architecture and town-planning, interiors and exteriors. These experiences have given the agency the opportunity to operate in a variety of occasionally difficult contexts and sites.
The history of our world paints varying pictures of challenges that humanity assumed and overcame. Revolutions were undertaken and civil wars were fought to affect drastic changes. Today the challenges of our time are different from those of the past, but essentially the climate of the world remains one of turmoil. From the wars in the East to growing expressions of nationalism in the Western countries, from decreasing tolerance and liberalism amongst the world population to challenges of global climate change, the world of today is not at rest, it paints a confused and perhaps, a gloomy picture for our immediate future.
It is against this scenario that Anne-Cecile Comar expressed, “There is not much to be optimistic about, but we still believe that we can do an act collectively.”
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Interlacing Perspectives
‘Meraki-2019’ A visionary Seminar series presented by Dr.Baliram Hiray College of Architecture, Bandra(East), Mumbai.
Facilitating A Community Through Architectural Practice
The humble, self-designed, self-built and organically planned home built by the majority of the world population rarely gets appreciated and critiqued as a viable lesson in architectural design.
The Art Of Solving Problems Creatively
The practice of architecture is perhaps incomplete without the complement of a variety of other arts.
Upcycling towards a playful tomorrow
Play is like the middle child, often forgotten, and always taking a back seat. For young kids, play can simply be running around, armwrestling with friends, building sandcastles on the beach, or singing popular music tracks in the shower.
Balancing The Poetics And Pragmatism Of Everyday Design
Humanity is faced with an oxymoronic crisis. The crisis involves the earth, the environment, impending looms of climate change, deforestation, loss of species, dwindling resources etc.
Just Give Me Some Space: Discussions And Beyond
Just Give Me Some Space (JGMSS) is Suha Riyaz Khopatkar’s debut book that paints a portrait of the dynamic life of an architecture student.
The Next In Vernacular Architecture
Architecture has become a capitalist.
Rethinking The Future: Architecture And Its Education
“I want to be like animals, the bird makes a nest in one or two days, the rat digs a hole in a night, but intelligent humans like us spend 30 years to have a house, that’s wrong.” - Jon Jandai
Uniting The Human-Scale With The City-Scale
London-based architect Usman Haque is famed for his interactive architectural systems, and for his exploration of newer, more effective ways of creating human engagement and interaction through his designs. Indian Architect & Builder caught up with him, to quiz him on a variety of topics such as his journey as an architect, his inspirations and philosophies, architects using the digital revolution to their advantage, and more!
Framing spaces
Almost every architect also doubles as a photographer or at least an enthusiast.