​Let M be an out-of-the-city museum,
Set in what is considered as an island,
Or a mountain, "both at once: the island is a mountain under water, and the mountain an island that is still dry" (G. Deleuze),
An island whose undiscovered potential lies in the peripheral liberation from the established consensus,
A mountain lost in the endless extension of an urbanised area in which it threatens to sink.

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Let this very M be an art museum
Conceived as the island end-to-end crossing
or a hiking route, both at once,
a hiking route in which the museum turns into the framework of a pedestrian exploration of space,
a crossing which turns the spectator's walk into the contemplative activity key driver.

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Let this M be a linear museum
Built like a several-day-long route
Or an out-of-time retreat, both at once
An out-of-time retreat to explore art relationship with the landscape around it,
A several-day-long route punctuated with overnight stops.

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Let P be M's architectural project
Set in the Bauges mountains
Between the alpine cities of Annecy and Chambéry
In 8 stages

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2012-13

ENSA Paris-Malaquais, Paris, FR
Teachers: Virginie Lefebvre & Can Onaner​