Steven Ware is an architect and trained biologist. He has dedicated his design work to the application of biomimetic principles to buildings and objects, notably the Groupe Chèque Dejeuner headquarters near Paris which won the international MIPIM award for Best Building Centre in 2011. He has designed and managed a series of projects which push ... Continue reading Steven WARE

An eco-responsible architect Born on 31 October 1950, Anthony Bechu, the son and grandson of architects, has been a DPLG architect since 1976, and graduated from the Centre d'Etudes Supérieures d'Histoire et de Conservation des Monuments Anciens in 1981. He is also a member of the Académie d'architecture de Paris, the board of the Association des architectes du patrimoine, and the Académie des ... Continue reading Anthony BECHU

After co-founding his first agency OFF, Manal Rachdi founded his own agency Manal Rachdi OXO architectes. He created this new structure in order to develop architectural systems that transform research and analysis of practices, as well as certain theoretical questions, into driving forces for design. He has collaborated with some of the biggest names in ... Continue reading Manal RACHDI

Having completed major projects such as l'Atoll and Waves, he defends an ambitious vision of the role of architecture in the city and in people's lives. Philippe JOURNO is a real estate investor of conviction, investing exclusively in projects that improve their environment and meet the highest architectural and ecological standards. Continue reading Philippe JOURNO

Michèle Sabban is a former member of the Ile-de-France Regional Council (December 2015) and Vice-President of the Ile-de-France Regional Council in charge of personnel, general administration and public contracts. Through her successive mandates, she has worked to strengthen cooperation between Ile-de-France and its European partners. However, Michèle Sabban's commitment to Europe ... Continue reading Michèle SABBAN

Adjoint à la Maire de Paris, chargé de l'urbanisme, de l’architecture, du projet du Grand Paris, du développement économique et de l’attractivité. Fonctions électives à la Ville de Paris : Conseiller de Paris élu le 16 mars 2008, réélu le 30 mars 2014 Elu conseiller métropolitain le 15 décembre 2015 Adjoint à la Maire de … Continue reading Jean-Louis MISSIKA

Né en Bretagne (France) en 1954, pionnier du développemnt durable en urbanisme et architecture, Philippe Madec vit à Paris et Bruxelles. Formé à l'architecture au Grand-Palais à Paris (atelier Ciriani/Maroti) de 1972 à 1979, il crée son atelier à Paris en 1989. Entre temps, il n'a pas de pratique professionnelle, voyage et vit à l'étranger, … Continue reading Philippe MADEC

Michael Pawlyn established Exploration in 2007 and has built a reputation as a thought leader in biomimicry. He has lectured internationally on biomimicry and innovative approaches to sustainability. In 2007 Michael Pawlyn delivered a talk at Google's annual 'Zeitgeist' conference and, in 2011, became one of only a small handful of architects to have a ... Continue reading MICHAEL PAWLYN

French climatologist and glaciologist. Director of Research Emeritus at the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Jean Jouzel has spent most of his scientific career at the CEA, where he has devoted much of his time to reconstructing past climates based on the study of Antarctic and Greenland ice. He was the principal author of the second and third reports of the ... Continue reading Jean JOUZEL

Jacques Rougerie, a visionary architect born in 1945, pursues his two passions, the Sea and architecture. He bases his research and the structures he builds on the principle of biomimicry, whilst taking sustainable development into account. Jacques Rougerie has built underwater habitats, laboratories, marine research centres, vessels with see-through hulls, subaquatic museums. He has designed ... Continue reading Jacques ROUGERIE – SPEAKER 2019