orn in Brittany (France) in 1954, pioneer of sustainable development in town planning and architecture, Philippe Madec lives in Paris and Brussels. Trained in architecture at the Grand-Palais in Paris (Ciriani/Maroti workshop) from 1972 to 1979, he created his studio in Paris in 1989. In the meantime, he had no professional practice, traveled and lived abroad , conducted research on architectural pedagogy and theory and wrote his first book on Etienne Louis Boullée. Since then, he has pursued three activities: writing, teaching and the professional practice of his professions as an architect and town planner. The workshop in Rennes was created in 2005.