NEXUS – A Manifesto for New Architecture | Elizabeth de Portzamparc

The architect, artist and sociologist Elizabeth de Portzamparc has developed a philosophy she calls New Architecture. It is based on the idea that architecture has to enhance every interaction with the elements of its environment – both physical and cultural. The exhibition NEXUS explains this philosophy and presents adaptive methods Elizabeth de Portzamparc and her team of the Paris-based studio use to improve places and ecosystems, and to alter them according to new uses. The visitors of the exhibition are invited to explore the different methods and principles through 15 projects, including the internationally known Musée de la Romanité in Nîmes, the vertical and vibrant neighbourhood Citadelles in Villejuif, the innovation and science centres in Biot and in Shanghai, the bioclimatic university library Humathèque in Aubervilliers as well as the stations for the Bordeaux Tramway.