Architecture
Olivier Amsellem / Eric Reinhardt / Nikola Jankovic
Aldric Beckmann and Françoise N’Thépé founded their architecture firm in 2002. From the outset, they were one of the most distinctive and promising teams in the emerging French architectural scene. They were part of what became known as the French Touch.
This first book showcasing their work breaks with the usual architect’s monograph. A focus is placed on the photographic approach: a single perspective, that of photographer Olivier Amsellem, creates a visual unity. The reader discovers a carefully curated selection of buildings: apartment blocks in Évry, the Marne-la-Vallée university library, the Masséna housing complex, and more, representative of the Beckmann/N’Thépé spirit.
To address several unrealized projects, a collaboration between the architects and writer Éric Reinhardt allowed the latter to convey through writing what cannot be represented visually. Finally, the book includes an important interview between Aldric Beckmann and Françoise N’Thépé with Nikola Jankovic.
BECKMANN / N’THÉPÉ, 24 x 32 cm, 152 pages, 80 full-color reproductions, Swiss-bound hardcover, French/English,
Graphic design: Camping Design
