FR — Écrits en français et surtout en anglais. Publiés à Amsterdam, Montréal et Toronto.
EN — Writing in French and more often in English. Published in Amsterdam, Montreal, and Toronto.
2025
EN — Longform, Montreal, soon
THE STORY OF SHELTER — Longform essay, photography direction, and publication design in news form. The paper explores architecture media and how it shapes our view on housing, who gets it, and who doesn’t. Edited by Emily Keeler and to be self-published in Montreal (soon). The photograph is by Jeff Bierk, Derrick’s Home, 2020.
2025
EN — Exhibition review, Chicago
THE SUMMER OF SKYSCRAPERS — Exhibition review of Skyscrapers by the Roots at Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. Edited by Daniel Safarik for Vertical Urbanism no. 4. Published by Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in Chicago. The photograph is by Lynne Cohen, International Square, OACI, Montreal, 1977.
2024
EN — Essay, Amsterdam
DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME — What we learned about the Canadian home, housing, and journalism from the Sidewalk Labs “smart” city scandal in Toronto. Edited by María Mazzanti for Volume no. 65. Published by Stichting Archis in Amsterdam and Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam. The cover design is by Irma Boom Office.
2020
EN — Essay, Montreal
A SOLO SPACE FOR ALL TO SEE — Photography direction and an essay for the series When a Pandemic Goes Viral. It addresses the happiness industry and its surveillant nature in pandemic homes. Edited by Emily Gribbin for New Cities Foundation, in Montreal. The photograph is by Fred Ross for Toronto Star, 1970.
Sélection
EN — Interview, Amsterdam, 2020
THESE ARE STILL THE TIMES — Interview with Pratt Institute professor Chris Lee on economic crises and their effects on graphic art, design, and education. For the book Design Dedication. Published by Sandberg Instituut and Valiz Books in Amsterdam.
EN — Film review, Toronto, 2019
REVIEW: DESIGN CANADA — Review of Design Canada as a neo-colonial film wrapped in happy tunes, design, and architecture. Edited by Chris Lee and Ali Qadeer for C Magazine no. 141. Published by C The Visual Arts Foundation in Toronto.
EN — Essay, Amsterdam, 2019
WHERE THE IMAGE FLOWS — Visual essay on how Sidewalk Labs’ public relations came to dominate journalism. For the digital magazine Failed Architecture. Edited by Joshua McWhirter and published by FA Foundation in Amsterdam.
EN — Essay, Amsterdam, 2019
WHERE THE IMAGE FLOWS — Visual essay on how Sidewalk Labs’ public relations came to dominate journalism. For the digital magazine Failed Architecture. Edited by Joshua McWhirter and published by FA Foundation in Amsterdam.
EN — Interview, Montreal, 2018
A CONVERSATION WITH MICHÈLE CHAMPAGNE — Residency interview on the vocabulary of the happiness industry and the alternatives offered by art and architecture. Interviewed by Joana Joachim for Articles journal. Published by Artexte in Montreal.
FR — Échange épistolaire, Paris, 2018
APPRENDRE DE LUST — Un échange épistolaire avec le conservateur Greg J. Smith à la suite de la dissolution du studio de design néerlandais LUST à La Haye, aux Pays-Bas. Édité par Anthony Masure pour la revue Back Office no. 2. Publiée par les Éditions B42 à Paris.
EN — Essay, Minneapolis, 2017
HANDWRITING IN AN ERA OF GLITTER TEXT GENERATORS — How human handwriting thrives in an era of machine aesthetics and glitter text generators. Essay and photography direction for Walker Art Reader by Walker Art Museum in Minneapolis.
EN — Transcript, Amsterdam, 2013
CRITICISM AS A FUN MECHANISM — Transcript of an American Institute of Graphic Arts conference talk on design and architecture criticism as a fun mechanisms for learning and growing. Edited by Brendan Cormier for Volume no 36: Let’s Get Critical. Published by Stichting Archis in Amsterdam.
EN — Essay, Amsterdam, 2012
NEW CITY MYTHS — Essay on the visual mythologies of new private towns in London, India, Portugal, and “smart” cities like New Songdo in South Korea. Edited by Brendan Cormier for Volume no. 34: City in a Box. Published by Stichting Archis in Amsterdam.