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Alain Sarfati is one of the leading figures in modern-day architecture. He excels in working imaginatively within strict constraints – the secret of his success. He breaks new ground, dazzling us with his dexterity again and again. He exalts diversity, never allows himself to be confined to any one trend. His freedom of expression catches us off guard, his style is bursting with creativity, and his architectural designs flow from deep reflection, are eclectic, observing no formal limits. His vision is all-encompassing: he is as interested in places as in landscapes or buildings; nevertheless his self-discipline still leaves room for fantasy. This shows in the many references to nature that mark out his work. With an approach that is both conceptual and contextual, Sarfati loves to revisit and review, extracting the best. To his designs he brings his personal flair, adds his special mix, much as he does when he cooks: he invents, reinvents, and believes the savor of the architecture to be the sum of its delicacie

Francis Rambert,
Directeur de l’Institut Français d’Architecture / Paris

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Architect and urbanist, Alain SARFATI stands out through his numerous projects, his work receiving many awards.
A graduate of the National School of Fine Arts (DPLG) and the University of Paris Institute of Urban Studies, he first taught at the Nancy School of Architecture, and then, until 2005, was Professor and Head of Design Studios at the National School of Fine Art in Paris. He created the architectural review AMC and founded the Atelier de Recherche et d’Etudes d’Aménagement (AREA, for research into and studies on territorial development).
He was Vice-President of the Construction Plan from 1988 to 1992 and of the National Council of the Order of Architects between 1992 and 1996. He is Officer of the National Order of Arts and Letters, Knight of the National Order of Merit, and Knight of the National

Order of the Legion of Honor. He has been awarded prizes by the Institute of France, is one of the top prizewinners in the National Housing Awards, and is also a Member of the Academy of Architecture, and Consulting Architect for the Inter-Ministerial Mission for the Quality of Public Construction (MIQCP).
He is currently head of SAREA, the architecture agency he established in 1983. In his many designs, from housing to public works, he has always strived to create a harmonious urban environment, and favored a bioclimatic approach; his guiding principle is always to think of the future users. He responds to the diversity of situations with a diversity of approaches and shapes, and he seeks untiringly to ensure that architecture plays a social, cultural, artistic and technical role in his search for an innovative, well-adapted solution for each of the design he creates.

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