An overview of the work of the innovative French architects.
´An intellectually demanding but ultimately rewarding study. A visually stunning publication.´ (Times Literary Supplement)
"Odile Decq" (b.1950) and "Benoît Cornette" (b.1953) first rose to international prominence with their administrative and social building for the Banque Populaire de l´Ouest in Rennes in 1990, which won no less than 10 architectural awards. Based in Paris, they featured in the French ´40 under 40´ exhibition in 1990 and have since been successful in many European competitions, recently completing two housing schemes in Paris, and working on larger-scale urban projects such as the revitalization of the docks at the Port de Gennevilliers, also in Paris.
Although Decq and Cornette have been variously described as post-modernist, deconstructionist and high-tech, their architecture is very difficult to categorize: its distinctive hallmark is their use of metal and sophisticated engineering techniques. This book charts the architects´ working process in over 20 buildings and projects. It features their highly original models, which have groundbreaking architectural significance in contemporary architectural history.