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was born in 1957 in paris, france. he studied at the academie des beaux arts in paris, and later architecture at the UP1 in paris and at the architectural association in london. in 1998-99 he specialized in the master unit at the ècole nationale supérieure du paysage in versaille, france. edouard françois has become one of the protagonists of green architecture on an international scene. his work focuses on matter, context, use, economy and ecology, following the preoccupations of sustainable development. francois’ european team of architects and urbanists are working also on landscape design and graphic design projects. the office is based in paris. francois became known to the public in 2000 with ‘the building that grows’, built in montpellier on the banks of the léz and widely publicised by the ministry of culture’s campaign on quality in architecture, followed by the ‘flower tower’ in paris (a building, bordering a public park, completely veiled in white bamboo) and the ‘fouquets barrière’ (a 80-room hotel, located on the champs elysees, set to open in 2006). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- what kind of music do you listen to at the moment? do you listen to the radio? what books do you have on your bedside table? do you read design magazines? where do you get news from? newspapers? do you notice how women are dressing? what kind of clothes do you avoid wearing? do you have any pets? when you were a child, did you want to be an architect? where do you work on your designs and projects? what project has given you the most satisfaction? beyond the tropical foliage, the ‘flower tower’ building is where does this passion for systems and methods who would you like to design something for? you once said you want your buildings to be invisible, and keeping the natural aspect of the surroundings? do you discuss your work with architects and designers? describe your style, like a good friend of yours please describe an evolution in your work, is there any designer and/or architect from the past, and those still active, are there any particular ones artists whose work inspired you? you teach as well, any advice for the young ? what are you afraid of regarding the future? ---  ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? ------- |
 edouard francois  ‘rosa verde’ lamp for luceplan, 2003 a slim luminous tube made in borosilicate pirex glass that allows the control of light direction and colour.  ‘fouquet’s barrière’, hotel on the champs elysees, paris (to be completed in 2006) ... with windows pierced through in new order.  ‘alliance francaise’ new-delhi, 2001  ‘maquette’ a landskape labyrinth, colmar, france, 2002.  ‘enjoy III’, view pictures ltd. london, uk (2002) interior project with cactuses as dividers.  ‘tower flower’ paris, france, 1999. residential building disguised in bamboo trees.  detail of the ‘tower flower’ the bamboo trees and the random concrete mix with grey and with concrete.  ’sprouting building’, montpellier, france (2000) exterior walls featuring rocks held in place by a stainless-steel net covered in plants.  detail of the ‘sprouting building’, montpellier, france (2000)  ‘aviary’ parc de saint cloud, france (1997) installation, white tree with white birds in a cage.  'rural lodgings', jupilles, france 1996, with duncan lewis  detail of the ‘rural lodgins'  'buffon schools', thiais, france, 199, with duncan lewis  detail of the ‘rbuffon schools' |
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