24 September – 25 November

CRU Season 2

Jean-Louis Johannides leads CRU, an open urban research group that explores the rapidly changing Praille-Acacias-Vernets territory. The workshop gathers walks, observations and field collections to collaboratively compose a prospective narrative set in 2047. Participants will practise narrative-foresight methods and collective writing through field research, creative exercises and group discussion. Architect and doctoral researcher Clément Mathey contributes perspectives on collective narration and futures approaches.

In French.

Chemin de la Gravière 10,
1227 Les Acacias
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Photo Credit: @ Jean-Louis JOHANNIDES

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