ÉO Architectes. Le goût du pragmatisme. beaux arts until the Second World War

until the Second World War

and always in search of a poetic absolute

in which he expresses the conviction that he will ultimately only unfold and reaffirm later: that of the primacy in art of the individual "consciousness" of the artist

65 Chiara Zazzaro

in the city or in the heart of nature

ÉO Architectes. Le goût du pragmatisme. beaux arts until the Second World WarAt the Lausanne based O Architectes firm, Laurent Fragnire and Hlna Carnal have been pursuing a discreet and eclectic work for 20 years. Motivated by the daily realities of their professional practice and driven by a pragmatism rooted in tangible reality, they develop a philosophy of action and enthusiastically confront the realities of construction. This book presents 10 projects that, far from grand formal feats and media rave reviews, tell small