The Architecture Of Jacques Ferrier雅克·费里尔的建筑

ItwasperhapsnosurprisethatJacquesFerrierwaspersonallyselectedbyFrenchPresidentNicolasSarkozytodesignthecountry’spavilionfortheShanghaiWorldExpoin2010.Itwastobecome，alongwithThomasHeatherwick’s‘SeedCathedral’，oneofthemostlaudedandvisitedpavilionsofthefair，andembodiedthekeycharacteristicsofFerrier’swork:adeepinterestintechnology;theencouragementofsocialinteractionthroughtheuseofcourtyards，walkwaysandloggias;andtheuseofaperforatedouterskinthatnotonlyrespondstotheneedforinternalclimaticcontrolbutalsoprovidesanadditionalspaceforinformalsocialgatheringwhilesofteningthetransitionfromthebuilding’sinternalspacetotheoutsideworld.InfluencedbythecriticRaynerBanham，bytheworkofFrencharchitect–engineerJeanProuvé，andbyhisearlyexperienceofworkingwithNormanFoster，JacquesFerrierhasdevelopedahighlyindividualapproachtoarchitecturethatseekstoharnesstechnologyinordertocreatebuildingsandurbanenvironmentsthatfullyengagewiththepracticalandemotionalneedsofpeople.CentraltoFerrier’sphilosophyistheideaofthe‘SensualCity’，whichaimstocreatebuildingsandcitiesthatengagewiththefivesenses–sound，smell，sight，touchandtaste–thatarecentraltohumanexperience.Ferrieristheantithesisofthecelebrity‘starchitect’，buthisworkstandsoutpreciselybecauseofitscalmthoughtfulness，sensitivityandprecision.