ELIZABETH DE PORTZAMPARC

Applying her thinking and experience on the identity of cities and metropolises, she designs facilities that strengthen the qualities of the context into which they are inserted. With a sober, light and streamlined architecture, based on the lightening of masses and on the economy of forms and materials, privileging the use of spaces with double exposure and a strong relation with nature, they create an atmosphere, conveying easily identifiable collective values and open dialog with the urban surroundings. 

Through her dual sociological and architectural approach, she combines the requirements of the social, urban and ecological scope with construction of optimal forms, a coherent approach which is legible on every scale of her work. Her projects are characterized by their innovative flexibility, architectural layouts designed to foster sociability on the scales of both the building and the city, giving much importance to the total spatial interconnections.  

As a participant in the Atelier International du Grand Paris, she continues to pursue research she began thirty years ago on the identity of places, community life and territorial links, thus making an important contribution to the current reflection on how to build the metropolis. Within this framework, she has also made pioneering proposals for mixed use and prefabricated sustainable and flexible housing.