Gilles Marty: The Most Beautiful Square Meters Are Those We Do Not Build. Tuning Architecture Like a Musical Instrument
🇬🇧 | “An architect of place” – Gilles Marty, founder of the Grenoble-based studio INCA, has given up “pouring concrete” in his architectural practice to allow the places he shapes to resonate on their own terms. He champions the idea that “the most beautiful square metres are the ones we leave untouched”. This is a translation of the provocative title of his book, completed during his writing residency at SE.S.TA in Žďár nad Sázavou. He designed the New Generation Museum in the grounds of the Baroque chateau and is now completing the transformation of a former convent into the Vysočina Cultural and Creative Centre – Hub 800. At this year’s KoresponDance Festival, he will present the book – an architectural manifesto – in the Talk Next discussion series. An excerpt appears in the interview below.