Francois Roche to Present Recent Projects on April 5th
As part of the Knowlton School of Architecture (KSA) Lecture Series, French architect François Roche will speak on Wednesday, April 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the Knowlton Hall Auditorium on the campus of The Ohio State University.
Roche and partner Stéphanie Lavaux, of R&Sie Architects, conceive organic, oppositional architectural projects. Based in Paris and on the island of La Réunion in the West Indies, their practice is concerned with the bond between building, context and human relations. Roche explains his concept of chameleon architecture, which links the human body to the body of architecture by drawing on the rules of nature.
Roche and Lavaux are currently undertaking a critical experiment with new warping technologies to prompt architectural "scenarios" of cartographic distortion, substitution and genetic territorial mutations.
Presenting recent projects, he discusses architectural identity as an unstable concept, defined through temporary forms in which the vegetal and biological become a dynamic element.
For more information on Roche, visit http://www.new-territories.com.
For questions regarding the KSA Lecture Series, contact Amy Carey at 614-247-7244, or by email at carey.189@osu.edu. The Spring 2006 KSA Lecture Series schedule can be found on the KSA website at http://knowlton.osu.edu. This lecture is free and open to the public.