For frugal and creative architecture

Speech by Dominique Gauzin-Müller, architect-researcher, co-founder of the movement for happy and creative frugality, on the occasion of the publication of the book ‘Architecture Frugale: 28 inspiring examples in Nouvelle-Aquitaine’.

Introduction by Gauthier Claramunt, architect, Dauphins architecture, Groupe Frugalité 33/24.

Faced with the climate crisis, the ‘Manifesto for happy and creative frugality in architecture and urban and rural planning’ proposes concrete solutions. Drafted in January 2018 by Alain Bornarel, Philippe Madec and Dominique Gauzin-Müller, the text has already attracted 15,700 signatories from 90 countries, creating a truly international movement for a paradigm shift in the building sector.

Frugality is the fair use of the fruits of the earth. The approach covers four areas of action: the rational use of land; the reduction of energy consumption; the priority given to biosourced, geosourced and reused building materials from the region; and a holistic and collaborative design and implementation process.

The common objective is an architecture that is more respectful of the living environment, that makes the most of local resources and know-how, and that favours robust technical solutions while seeking a balance between tradition and modernity. There are already many examples of this in France and abroad.

That's why, region by region, a collection of books presents frugal achievements to inspire professionals, decision-makers and citizens to get involved in the essential paradigm shift.

After Provence-Alpes-côte-d'Azur, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Grand-Est, Occitanie and Hauts-de-France, Le 308 Maison de l'Architecture, in partnership with FIBOIS and ARCHITECT@WORK, invites you to discover the new opus in the collection, devoted to Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

The book is available on site, and there will be a book-signing session after the conference.

This seminar was accredited if you attended it live. You can still watch the seminar here on replay.