Emerging Fields –Jérémy Waterkeyn and Joachim Boyries: Collectif d’architecture

We broadcast a recording of the interview with Jérémy Waterkeyn and Joachim Boyries, from Atelier NA, in France. The conversation took place in the frame of the course Emerging Fields in Architecture, TU Vienna (WS 2023/24). Students were investigating the ‚essentials‘ in relation to current and future issues relating to our environment, sustainability and humanity. For this series, they asked researchers, creative people and experts from different disciplines and research fields about the following questions:  What kind of future do we want to create? Which role(s) does architecture have in which context? What can / must architecture offer? What can we learn from other disciplines for contemporary architecture? What visions are there and where do they lead? And what can / must be learned from the past for future projects?

Atelier NA is an architectural collective that considers the place of users in the design and construction process. Working with private, public and voluntary organisations, they put users back at the heart of the decision-making process and give them the space and tools to express themselves. They support project leaders throughout the process: co-creation of the group, co-design, project management, co-construction, co-activation, etc. The example given in the interview provides a better understanding of their roles. Through this interview with the two co-founders, we tried to find out what motivated them to create this collective, how they work and how they see the role of the architect in the near future. https://cba.fro.at/podcast/spaceuriosity

Alice Dubois and Elise Louvel conducted the interview and produced this broadcast as part of the course Emerging Fields in Architecture at the Vienna University of Technology.

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Links:

https://www.atelier-na.eu/atelierna

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Architects play a crucial role in shaping our future. Through their concepts and designs, they initiate spatial, social, and technological innovations that can have far-reaching impacts on our coexistence. How we will live in the future is a complex question that engages researchers, creatives, and experts from various disciplines. As part of the „Emerging Fields in Architecture“ module at TU Wien, Hochbau 2, numerous experts were interviewed on this topic during the winter semester of 2023/2024. Concrete as well as far-reaching proposals were discussed, and multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary strategies were developed to address current and future design challenges in the context of social change. Architecture has a crucial role to play in addressing global challenges such as climate change and demographic change. Therefore, it is essential that architects have a broad understanding of sustainability, technology, and social issues and incorporate them into their designs. By pursuing an interdisciplinary approach, architects can contribute to shaping a sustainable and future-proof world in which we can all live.

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