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FR — Écrits en français et surtout en anglais. Publiés à Amsterdam, à Montréal et à 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 print. 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 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 — Essay on 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 — Essay and photo­graphy direction for the series When a Pandemic Goes Viral. It addres­ses the happi­ness indus­try and its sur­veil­lant nature in pan­demic homes and digi­tal work tools. Edited by Emily Gribbin for New Cities Foun­da­tion in Mont­real. The photo­­graph is by Fred Ross for Toronto Star newspaper, 1970.






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EN — Interview, Amsterdam, 2020

THESE ARE STILL THE TIMES — Interview with Pratt 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, Montreal.


FR — Échange épistolaire, Paris, 2018

APPRENDRE DE LUST — Un échange épis­to­laire avec 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 Back Office no. 2. Publiée par Éditions B42, 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, 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, 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 Songdo in South Korea. Edited by Brendan Cormier for Volume no. 34: City in a Box. Published by Stichting Archis, Amsterdam.





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