Globalisation & Design For The Developing World
Pierre is interested in post colonial theory and its application to rapidly changing societies in the developing world in particular India and Africa.
Academic :
- AA School Diploma Project in Bombay, India for squatter settlements in the Parel Mill District.
Pierre has strong connections with India, especially Bombay and has utilized these to set up a study programme, drawing on previous research by anthropologist James Holsten on parallel communities in Brazil, and engaging a wide range of local contributors including politicians, bureaucrats, community activists, architects, urbanists and others in speculations and proposals for redundant mill land.
Professional
- Design of Climate House, Tehran, Iran - a prototype for the Iranian Fuel Conservation Organisation (IFCO) with Golzari (NG) Architects and Mike Wilson, Professor of Environmental Design at LMU, London
- Design of Green Office, Tehran, Iran with Golzari (NG) Architects
- Design of Luis Cabral Creche, Maputo, Mozambique – a prototype crèche for barrio communities in Mozambique with Article 25, London and Meninhos de Mozambique, Maputo