ÉO Architectes. Le goût du pragmatisme. beaux arts and always in search of

and always in search of a poetic absolute

the human condition

in the city or in the heart of nature

twenty-five years after its first edition

will show how the styles and forms used by artists throughout history are constructed

ÉO Architectes. Le goût du pragmatisme. beaux arts and always in search ofAt 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