2G #92: NP2F maps the architecture of French studio NP2F across its core areas of practice — sport, housing, cultural and educational buildings, and public space — through a generously illustrated monograph that positions the studio within contemporary European architectural discourse.
About This Book
Founded in 2009 by François Chas, Nicolas Guérin, Fabrice Long and Paul Maitre Devallon, NP2F operates across France and internationally, working at the intersection of architectural and urban scales. This issue of the long-running 2G series assembles the studio's most significant built and unbuilt work to date, framing it with two critical essays — one by architect and professor Djamel Klouche, the other by Argentine architect Marcelo Faiden — and a conversation with Chilean architect Felipe De Ferrari. The result is a rigorous portrait of a studio whose public commissions engage the social and spatial complexities of contemporary French urbanism.
Key Features
- 160 pages of generously illustrated project documentation across housing, sport, cultural, educational, and public space typologies
- Critical essays by Djamel Klouche and Marcelo Faiden; conversation with Felipe De Ferrari
- Edited by Moisés Puente
- Published by Walther König, 2009
What You'll Discover
- How NP2F approaches public architecture across multiple typologies — from sports facilities to places of relaxation and restoration — with consistent spatial thinking
- A critical framework for reading the studio's work, articulated by architects Djamel Klouche and Marcelo Faiden from distinct disciplinary perspectives
- The studio's engagement with both architectural and urban scales, working simultaneously on buildings and the broader city fabric
- An editorial model — the 2G monograph format — that uses conversation and critical essay alongside project imagery to build a layered picture of a practice
About the Author
Moisés Puente is the editor of this volume. NP2F was founded in 2009 by François Chas, Nicolas Guérin, Fabrice Long and Paul Maitre Devallon, and the studio operates across multiple cities in France and abroad. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 160
- Dimensions: 305 x 235mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783753304830
- Publisher: Walther König
- Publication Date: 2009
Perfect For: Architects and students interested in contemporary French practice, public architecture typologies, and the critical monograph as a format for reading emerging studios.