Odile Decq. Architecture is still a fight

A new video by PLANE–SITE features an interview with French architect Odile Decq as part of the Time Space Existence series. Decq is known for her use of color, which she applies to her own person as well as her built works, expressing an integration of art and life. She approaches architecture with an eye towards structural innovation, always with unwavering conviction. In this new short film Decq places her practice into the context of the revolutionary spirit of the 1960s, talks about cultivating a design approach and advocates for boldness and personality from today’s generation of emerging architects. 

Odile Decq (b. 1955) is a French architect and urban planner. International renown came in 1990 with her first major commission: La Banque Populaire de l’Ouest in Rennes, France. Since then, she has been faithful to her fighting attitude while diversifying and radicalizing her research. Being awarded The Golden Lion of Architecture during the Venice Biennale in 1996 acknowledged her early and unusual career. Other than just a style, an attitude or a process, Odile Decq’s work materializes a complete universe that embraces urban planning, architecture, design, and art. 

Produced by PLANE—SITE, the film has been commissioned by the GAA Foundation and funded by the ECC on the occasion of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice. The “Time Space Existance” exhibition features 200 architects and practitioners, including Peter Eisenman, Daniel Libeskind, Toshiko Mori, Moshe Safdie, MVRDV, and many others. Taking place over three Venice locations, Palazzo Bembo, Palazzo Mora, and Giardini Marinaressa, the exhibition is free to attend and open daily (except Tuesdays) until November 25, 2018.