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CQFD Architecture: Socially Committed Parisian Firm Founded by Nacer Larbi-Youcef

architecture-design · 2026-04-29

CQFD Architecture (Ce Qui Façonne Demain) was founded in Paris in 2016 by Nacer Larbi-Youcef, a DPLG graduate of ENSA Paris-LaVillette. The firm is a socially committed architecture studio pursuing an economical and responsible approach to architecture. Larbi-Youcef's early inspirations trace back to the École Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme d’Alger by Oscar Niemeyer, whose modernist legacy continues to influence his practice. The team operates from the heart of Parc de la Villette, within one of Bernard Tschumi's Folies. The studio brings together architects with complementary skills and backgrounds, ensuring constant client participation and direct coordination at every project stage through its human-scale structure. CQFD Architecture has absolute mastery of BIM, managing all projects in a fully digital environment.

Key facts

  • Founded in 2016 in Paris by Nacer Larbi-Youcef
  • Nacer Larbi-Youcef is a DPLG graduate of ENSA Paris-LaVillette
  • Studio is located in Parc de la Villette, in one of Bernard Tschumi's Folies
  • Early inspiration from Oscar Niemeyer's École Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme d’Alger
  • Focuses on economical and responsible architecture with social commitment
  • Team has complementary skills and backgrounds
  • Human-scale structure ensures direct client coordination
  • Uses BIM for all project management

Entities

Artists

  • Nacer Larbi-Youcef
  • Oscar Niemeyer
  • Bernard Tschumi

Institutions

  • CQFD Architecture
  • ENSA Paris-LaVillette
  • École Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme d’Alger

Locations

  • Paris
  • France
  • Parc de la Villette
  • Algiers
  • Algeria

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