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Tag Archives: Architecture
Housing is the lowest form of architecture
It’s been exactly five years since I started this blog, so you could say this is an anniversary post of sorts. I thought it might be interesting to revisit a question implied in my first blog post five years ago: … Continue reading
Tour Bois-le-Pretre: transformation of a housing block
Here is a wonderful and inspiring example of how a 1960s social housing block in Paris called Tour Bois-le-Pretre has been transformed through a remarkable renovation effort. Three French architects – Frédéric Druot, Anne Lacaton, and Jean Philippe Vassal – … Continue reading
