François Chas, partner of NP2F, to lecture at KSUF CAED
François Chas (architect and partner at NP2F in Paris) will be joining us for a lecture on Tuesday, March 25th, at 5:00 pm. His talk, titled Common Architecture, will explore the growing importance of communal and shared spaces in architecture, a theme central to many of his firm’s projects.
François Chas is a partner at NP2F, an architecture firm founded in 2009. The practice now includes a team of around fifteen, based between Marseille and Paris, working on projects across France and internationally. NP2F specializes in both architectural and urban projects, with expertise spanning sports facilities, housing, cultural and educational buildings, leisure and dining spaces, and communal areas. The firm has developed notable expertise in designing sports spaces in the Paris metropolitan area, particularly as the curator of the 2014 exhibition Sports, Portrait of a Metropolis at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal. Recent projects include the Adidas Arena at Porte de la Chapelle, completed in collaboration with SCAU and Bouygues Bâtiment; the Mediterranean Institute of the City and Territories in Marseille for OPPIP, designed with Marion Bernard, Point Supreme, Jacques Lucan, and Atelier Roberta; and the UCPA Sport Station Cathedral in Bordeaux. Currently, NP2F is developing a training center for the French Rugby Federation and recently won the commission for the new Gustave Roussy research building in collaboration with AUC.