Cahier de l’Espace Public – Water as a guiding thread in contemporary architecture

13 January 2026

Long perceived as a boundary, water is today once again becoming a vector of openness, connection and identity in architecture.

More than a backdrop, it is emerging as a place in its own right, carrying landscape, ecological and social dimensions.

Several of our projects illustrate this shift, where architecture gives way to landscape and to shared living.

An article to discover in Cahier de l’Espace Public No. 56 on the place of water.

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