Fab Architectes: A Reparative Practice Against Spectacle Architecture
Fab Architectes, founded by Pauline Bourgade and Salvador Figueras, both alumni of RCR Arquitectes (2017 Pritzker Prize winners), develops a reparative architectural practice focused on usage and existing constraints, countering spectacle architecture. Their work spans artist studios, cinemas, and town centers, emphasizing adaptation to existing structures and lifestyles.
Key facts
- Fab Architectes is led by Pauline Bourgade and Salvador Figueras.
- Both architects trained at RCR Arquitectes, winner of the 2017 Pritzker Prize.
- The practice is described as reparative and attentive to usage.
- Their approach contrasts with spectacle architecture.
- Projects include an artist studio, a cinema, and a town center.
- They work from existing structures, constraints, and ways of life.
Entities
Artists
- Pauline Bourgade
- Salvador Figueras
Institutions
- Fab Architectes
- RCR Arquitectes