Daniel Pearl is Co-founding partner of L’ŒUF (l’Office de l’Éclectisme Urbain et Fonctionnel), which he formed with Mark Poddubiuk in 1992. Current partners include Pearl, as well as Sudhir Suri and Bernard Olivier. The firm concentrates on sustainable architecture, urban housing, commercial and institutional projects, as well as in research, critique and theory. L’ŒUF developed its reputation particularly in sustainable and environmental architecture, and maintains an active involvement in the academic, professional and community context. L’ŒUF members, as architects, support the fact that they are stewards of a built environment that is dignified, human, pleasant, functional, sustainable and sensitive to the environment.
MASSIVE
IMPACT:
THE
POWER
OF
PROCESS
In
recent
decades
across
North
America, Architects have
been
valiantly
trying
to
defend
the
importance
of
‘High
Quality
Design’,
be
it
with
respect
to
the
‘Poetry
of
Construction-Tectonics’,
the
‘Givers
of
Form’,
or
by
placing
increased
emphasis
on
the
Design
of
the
‘Public
Realm’.
During
this
same
period,
grass-roots
community
interests
(be
they
Cultural
and/or
Social)
have
steadily
risen
back
to
the
forefront,
and
the
‘Stewardship
of
the
Planet’s
Future’
has
taken
back
center
stage.
At
L’OEUF,
we
have
been
focusing
on
finding
the
intersecting
‘sweet
spot’
-
between
diagnosing
the
context,
listening
to
the
people
and
promoting
‘Integrated
Design’
through
‘The
Power
of
Process’.
Our
lecture
will
provide
insight
into
how
we
work
and
how
we
partner
with
colleagues,
clients
and
stakeholders.