Pierre-Louis Faloci. An ecology of the gaze, at Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine
16/10/2022.
[PAR] France
metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA
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The Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine in Paris, one of the most important spaces in the French city focused on architecture, is dedicating a large exhibition to the work of the French architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, Grand Prix national de l'architecture 2018, the highest French distinction for an entire architectural career.
The exhibition takes a tour of all his work and his thoughts with a large selection of projects, themes, inspirations and notions that have influenced him.
Independent figure, away from fashion, Pierre-Louis Faloci articulates his work around the notion of "global landscape" that he has developed both throughout his career and in his trajectory in teaching architecture. With special attention to the importance of current eco-construction, Pierre-Louis Faloci focuses his work on the existence of fundamental material: "the ecology of the gaze".
The exhibition takes a tour of all his work and his thoughts with a large selection of projects, themes, inspirations and notions that have influenced him.
Independent figure, away from fashion, Pierre-Louis Faloci articulates his work around the notion of "global landscape" that he has developed both throughout his career and in his trajectory in teaching architecture. With special attention to the importance of current eco-construction, Pierre-Louis Faloci focuses his work on the existence of fundamental material: "the ecology of the gaze".
Transformation of Wendel Castle into a civic center, Hayange, Moselle, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso
Transformation of Wendel Castle into a civic center, Hayange, Moselle, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso
Transformation of Wendel Castle into a civic center, Hayange, Moselle, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso
Transformation of Wendel Castle into a civic center, Hayange, Moselle, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso
Transformation of Wendel Castle into a civic center, Hayange, Moselle, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso
Transformation of Wendel Castle into a civic center, Hayange, Moselle, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso
Transformation of Wendel Castle into a civic center, Hayange, Moselle, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso
Courthouse, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, North, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2003-2008. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Courthouse, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, North, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2003-2008. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Courthouse, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, North, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2003-2008. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Courthouse, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, North, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2003-2008. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Courthouse, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, North, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2003-2008. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Courthouse, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, North, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2003-2008. Photography by Daniel Osso.
European center for deported resistance fighters and Struthof Museum, Natzweiler, Bas-Rhin, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2005-2008. Photography by Daniel Osso.
European center for deported resistance fighters and Struthof Museum, Natzweiler, Bas-Rhin, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2005-2008. Photography by Daniel Osso.
European center for deported resistance fighters and Struthof Museum, Natzweiler, Bas-Rhin, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2005-2008. Photography by Daniel Osso.
European center for deported resistance fighters and Struthof Museum, Natzweiler, Bas-Rhin, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2005-2008. Photography by Daniel Osso.
European center for deported resistance fighters and Struthof Museum, Natzweiler, Bas-Rhin, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2005-2008. Photography by Daniel Osso.
European center for deported resistance fighters and Struthof Museum, Natzweiler, Bas-Rhin, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2005-2008. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Archaeological Center, Mont Beuvray, Glux-en-Glenne, Nièvre, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 1993-2019. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Archaeological Center, Mont Beuvray, Glux-en-Glenne, Nièvre, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 1993-2019. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Archaeological Center, Mont Beuvray, Glux-en-Glenne, Nièvre, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 1993-2019. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Archaeological Center, Mont Beuvray, Glux-en-Glenne, Nièvre, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 1993-2019. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Archaeological Center, Mont Beuvray, Glux-en-Glenne, Nièvre, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 1993-2019. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Archaeological Center, Mont Beuvray, Glux-en-Glenne, Nièvre, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 1993-2019. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Rehabilitation and extension of the Albert Schweitzer high school, Le Raincy, Seine-Saint-Denis, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2009-2018. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Rehabilitation and extension of the Albert Schweitzer high school, Le Raincy, Seine-Saint-Denis, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2009-2018. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Rehabilitation and extension of the Albert Schweitzer high school, Le Raincy, Seine-Saint-Denis, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2009-2018. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Learning center, Dunkirk, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2013-2018. Photography by Daniel Osso.ndizaje, Dunkerque, arquitecto Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2013-2018. Fotografía por Daniel Ossó.
Learning center, Dunkirk, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2013-2018. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Learning center, Dunkirk, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2013-2018. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Transformation of the Château de Wendel into a civic centre, Hayange, Hauts-de-Seine, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Transformation of the Château de Wendel into a civic centre, Hayange, Hauts-de-Seine, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Transformation of the Château de Wendel into a civic centre, Hayange, Hauts-de-Seine, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Archaeological Museum of Mariana, Lucciana, Haute-Corse, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2012-2019. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Archaeological Museum of Mariana, Lucciana, Haute-Corse, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2012-2019. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Archaeological Museum of Mariana, Lucciana, Haute-Corse, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2012-2019. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Transformation of Château Laboissière into a school of music and dance, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2014-2017. Photography Daniel Osso.u Laboissière en una escuela de música y danza, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, arquitecto Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2017. Fotografía Daniel Osso.
Transformation of Château Laboissière into a school of music and dance, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2014-2017. Photography Daniel Osso.
Transformation of Château Laboissière into a school of music and dance, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2014-2017. Photography Daniel Osso.
Transformation of Château Laboissière into a school of music and dance, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2014-2017. Photography Daniel Osso.
Transformation of Château Laboissière into a school of music and dance, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2014-2017. Photography Daniel Osso.
Transformation of Château Laboissière into a school of music and dance, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2014-2017. Photography Daniel Osso.
War museum 14-18, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso.
War museum 14-18, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso.
War museum 14-18, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Renovation and extension of the Museum of Modern Art in Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2016-2022.
Renovation and extension of the Museum of Modern Art in Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2016-2022.
Renovation and extension of the Museum of Modern Art in Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2016-2022.
Wine farm, Cacela Velha, Algarve, Portugal, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 1985-1987. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Wine farm, Cacela Velha, Algarve, Portugal, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 1985-1987. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Wine farm, Cacela Velha, Algarve, Portugal, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 1985-1987. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Museum of Art and History of Rochefort-sur-Mer, Charente-Maritime, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2003-2007. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Museum of Art and History of Rochefort-sur-Mer, Charente-Maritime, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2003-2007. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Museum of Art and History of Rochefort-sur-Mer, Charente-Maritime, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2003-2007. Photography by Daniel Osso.
Renovation and extension of the Toulouse National School of Architecture, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2019-2024.
Renovation and extension of the town hall of Annecy, Haute-Savoie, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2021-2025.
Transformation of Wendel Castle into a civic center, Hayange, Moselle, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso
The Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine follows in the footsteps of previous exhibitions dedicated to the work of great architectural figures who have marked their time, from Vauban to Claude Parent.
The exhibition pays special attention to the aesthetic, ethical and constructive values of his work, as well as the commitment with which his work faces the great challenges of our society, particularly the environmental ones, as the jury pointed out when awarding him the prize for 2018.
The exhibition, curated by Joseph Abram and Francis Rambert, director of the department of architectural creation, is not a retrospective but a monographic exhibition articulated around a dozen achievements and three upcoming projects, by the curator Joseph Abram and Francis Rambert, director of the architectural creation department.
Courthouse, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, North, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2003-2008. Photography by Daniel Osso.
For Pierre-Louis Faloci, the choice to be an architect arises as a consequence of a “visual obstruction”: the construction of a building in front of the family home that at the age of 13 erased the “vision of his childhood” in the city of Nice. , the sea, the big rock, the hills, the bay, the foothills. This "optical shock" will accompany all his research on the idea of architecture and landscape. He will be particularly interested in the culture of the gaze in art history, photography and especially in some forms of cinema.
Through his teaching and projects, several convictions were born that are presented as part of the exhibition:
The exhibition pays special attention to the aesthetic, ethical and constructive values of his work, as well as the commitment with which his work faces the great challenges of our society, particularly the environmental ones, as the jury pointed out when awarding him the prize for 2018.
The exhibition, curated by Joseph Abram and Francis Rambert, director of the department of architectural creation, is not a retrospective but a monographic exhibition articulated around a dozen achievements and three upcoming projects, by the curator Joseph Abram and Francis Rambert, director of the architectural creation department.
Courthouse, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, North, Pierre-Louis Faloci architect, 2003-2008. Photography by Daniel Osso.
For Pierre-Louis Faloci, the choice to be an architect arises as a consequence of a “visual obstruction”: the construction of a building in front of the family home that at the age of 13 erased the “vision of his childhood” in the city of Nice. , the sea, the big rock, the hills, the bay, the foothills. This "optical shock" will accompany all his research on the idea of architecture and landscape. He will be particularly interested in the culture of the gaze in art history, photography and especially in some forms of cinema.
Through his teaching and projects, several convictions were born that are presented as part of the exhibition:
- The notion of «deaf history of the place»: to compose with all the forgotten traces, the pains, the tears, the wars, the silence, a form of «reverse archaeology».
- The notion of «threat aesthetics»: dealing with all current threats, floods, pollution, noise, and disaster; the importance of eco-construction and the architecture of urgency.
- The notion of «optical sedimentation»: realizing that in any intervention architecture and landscape have an impact on the near, medium and large area. In this area, the world of gaze culture is of enormous importance to Pierre-Louis Faloci.
- The notion of «threat aesthetics»: dealing with all current threats, floods, pollution, noise, and disaster; the importance of eco-construction and the architecture of urgency.
- The notion of «optical sedimentation»: realizing that in any intervention architecture and landscape have an impact on the near, medium and large area. In this area, the world of gaze culture is of enormous importance to Pierre-Louis Faloci.
Transformation of the Château de Wendel into a civic centre, Hayange, Hauts-de-Seine, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso.
These concepts accompany the selection of the projects presented, as well as the explanation of the importance of figures such as Georges Méliès and his fascinating study, Le Nôtre and the genius of his perspective, Hubert Damisch for his work and his book «L'Origine de la perspective”, Gilles Deleuze on the question of the image of time and the moving image, filmmakers such as Michelangelo Antonioni, Andrei Tarkovsky, Abbas Kiarostami, Yasujirò Ozu, Akira Kurosawa, Roberto Rossellini, Jean-Luc Godard, for their unique way of approaching to the world of architecture, the framing, the space, the depth of field, the route, the "background of the landscape", and for its premonition about the current world.
Thus, even fully understanding the indisputable importance of eco-construction today, there is a fundamental material for Pierre-Louis Faloci: "the ecology of the gaze".
War museum 14-18, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2014-2016. Photography by Daniel Osso.
The exhibition will present a selection of projects, a journey from the Mont-Beuvray Archaeological Center to the National School of Architecture in Toulouse, passing through projects such as the European Center for Deported Resistance Fighters in the Struthof camp, the Center for the history of the battle of Valmy, the Dunkirk Learning Center and the Archaeological Museum of Mariana.
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Exhibition’s Curators
Pierre-Louis Faloci. Joseph Abram, Architecte et historien.
Francis Rambert, Directeur de la Création architecturale.
Francis Rambert, Directeur de la Création architecturale.
Venue
1, Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre. 75116 Paris, France.
Dates
From, 14 October 2022 to 29 May 2023.
Photography
Pierre-Louis Faloci
Pierre-Louis Faloci, born in 1949, is a DPLG architect, who graduated from the University of Paris 7 in 1974. The following year, he opened his office. He is a professor at the National School of Architecture in Paris-Belleville and received the Equerre d'Argent award in 1996 for Le musée de la civilization Celtic, as well as the Grand National Architecture Prize in 2018.
Notable works are: In the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp, the scenery and urban planning of the European Center for Deported Resistance Fighters, in Avesnes-sur-Helpe, the urbanization of the Vauban fortifications and the court building. The Musée Hèbre de Saint-Clément in Rochefort, the restructuring of the building and the scenography. The Dunkirk Center for Memory and the Future. Le Lens' 14 - 18 War and Peace History Center. The Museum of the Battle of Valmy 1792 in the Grand Est, a work that in July 2022 was awarded the national label Remarkable Contemporary Architecture.
Notable works are: In the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp, the scenery and urban planning of the European Center for Deported Resistance Fighters, in Avesnes-sur-Helpe, the urbanization of the Vauban fortifications and the court building. The Musée Hèbre de Saint-Clément in Rochefort, the restructuring of the building and the scenography. The Dunkirk Center for Memory and the Future. Le Lens' 14 - 18 War and Peace History Center. The Museum of the Battle of Valmy 1792 in the Grand Est, a work that in July 2022 was awarded the national label Remarkable Contemporary Architecture.
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