Photo : Extrait de l'ouvrage de Margaux Darrieus et Léa Mosconi, Les controverses Bruno Latour, enquête dans les mondes de l'architecture (Éditions 205)
Architecture and Humanities: Borrowings and Misappropriations
Between appropriation, misappropriation, and disciplinary hybridization, architects, researchers, and architectural historians Margaux Darrieus, Léa Mosconi, Galaad Van Daele, and Stéphanie Dadour examine what these intersections produce and reveal about the ways of conceiving and practicing architecture today.
Lafayette Anticipations (Paris 4th)
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What do the humanities do for architecture today? How do they transform its methods, tools, and processes, as well as the subjects taken up by architects?
This meeting explores the circulation between architecture and the humanities through three registers of borrowing from gender studies, environmental history, and the thought of Bruno Latour.
Teachers and researchers, Margaux Darrieus and Léa Mosconi explore respectively the discourses that shape contemporary architectural practices and the place of the living world in architecture. Architect and editor, Galaad Van Daele focuses on the boundaries between nature and culture, while architectural historian Stéphanie Dadour studies power relations in design and spatial planning practices. Together, they cross their perspectives on the dialogues between disciplines and their effects on architectural thought.
Margaux Darrieus and Léa Mosconi recently edited Les controverses Bruno Latour, enquête dans les mondes de l'architecture, published by Éditions 205 in 2026.
Our take on this event
Forget sterile blueprints and get ready to reconsider how our built environment truly functions. A panel of sharp researchers and architects will dissect the intersection of human sciences, environmental history, and urban power dynamics. It is an intellectual deep dive that will fundamentally change the way you look at the city streets tomorrow.
Lafayette Anticipations hosts a discussion on the intersection of architecture and human sciences on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. From 18:00 to 20:00, researchers and experts will examine how gender studies, environmental history, and the philosophy of Bruno Latour reshape contemporary architectural practices. This event is open to students, professionals, and anyone interested in the evolving dialogue between disciplines. Participation is free of charge, and the venue is wheelchair accessible, ensuring a welcoming environment for all attendees looking to explore the shifting boundaries of architectural design and social theory.
The event titled Architecture et sciences humaines : emprunts et détournements explores how human sciences are currently transforming architectural methods, processes, and core subjects. The discussion centers on three main areas of influence: gender studies, environmental history, and the intellectual work of Bruno Latour. The panel features discussions linked to the recent book Les controverses Bruno Latour, enquête dans les mondes de l'architecture, edited by Margaux Darrieus and Léa Mosconi and published by Éditions 205 in 2026.
Participants include researchers Margaux Darrieus and Léa Mosconi, who examine contemporary architectural discourses and the role of the living world, alongside architect and editor Galaad Van Daele, who focuses on the boundaries between nature and culture. Architectural historian Stéphanie Dadour rounds out the panel by discussing power dynamics within design and spatial planning. The event takes place on November 18, 2026, from 18:30 to 20:00 at Lafayette Anticipations in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. Admission is free, and the location is fully wheelchair accessible.
