Collection «AAA…»

Wastelands are territories in ruins. They are the neglected witnesses of past industrial utopias: a metal lookout post where the yellowed paper of a final schedule remains hanging on a cork board, a concrete platform which still bears the insignia of maximum authorised heights and weights, a prison cell – empty at last – covered with graffiti ranging from prayer to obscenity. Paradoxically, wastelands are pro­tected by their hindrances: bankruptcies with no buyer, a lot which no longer appeals, polluted grounds. But from these ruins comes rebirth: weeds sneaking into the crevices of the tarmac, underground springs gushing forth by surprise, migratory birds returning to nest. They are also a refuge for humans who are often “marginalised” – by their social status, their gender, their ethno-racial identity, their political choices, their curiosity – and reclaim a space which has been forsaken by society. From Rome to London, Berlin to Marseille, Ruderal compiles four original tales of hybrid spaces and their liquid identities.

Collection «AAA…»
Collection «AAA…» (architecture, urbanism, landscape…) highlights the  most appropriate spatial responses to the crisis of habitability, the finitude of resources of resources, and severe climatic hazards, increased attention to global metabolism and social justice. It unfolds through three modes of action: practice, research and teaching.

Under the direction of Justinien Tribillon, writer, researcher, editor and curator, urbanist.

Authors:
Céline Curiol, novelist and essayist
Matthew Gandy, geographer and urban planner
Cy Lecerf Maulpoix, journalist and researcher
Rosario Talevi, architect

In partnership with Usus et fructus.
Jachères is a Mondes nouveaux project, an innovative support program for the conception and realization of artistic projects run by the French Ministry of Culture;
Jachères also received support from the Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque and Bazaar St So.

Format: 16 × 23 cm
Pages: 160
ISBN: 978–2–919380–83-1
Parution: 2024
Languages: English, French
Domains: Architecture, Urbanism, Landscape
Price: €19.50

Graphic design: Éditions deux-cent-cinq
Typeface: Helvetius, Matthieu Cortat; 205TF
Printing: Imprimerie Ott, Wasselonne (67), France