Author Archives: Philippe Zourgane

About Philippe Zourgane

Philippe Zourgane is Assistant Professor for Theory and Practice of Architecture at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Paris Val de Seine, Researcher Architecture Milieu Paysage Laboratory Paris, Associate Researcher Centre for Research Architecture Goldsmith College in London and co-director of RozO architects.

The Politics of Vegetation

Philippe Zourgane, April 2015

We know that the history of plants is a political, economical and intellectual history. It is the primordial epic of European imperialism. Very soon the vegetation needed the enslavement of human beings to ensure the change of scale from simple … Continue reading →

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