A Book on Making a Petite École

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A Book on Making a Petite École

Michael Meredith, Hilary Sample, MOS

A compendium of children’s design exercises by architects from around the world accompany illustrations and photographs documenting the construction of the Petite École pavilion. As part of the 2019 Biennale d’architecture et de paysage in Versailles, France, MOS constructed Petite École, a small, open-air pavilion to house educational workshops for children. It is a place for looking and making, and for making and looking, constructed with 688 aluminum pieces modeled, flattened, cut, folded, prefabricated, shipped, and then assembled onsite. It is made to be taken down and reassembled elsewhere. It is designed to be easily understood, made of simple building elements: a long, low roof with columns and stacked beams holding it up. Undertaken during various design workshops, single page design exercises written by architects were assembled into a large book and given to children. A Book on Making a Petite École considers basic questions of design pedagogy, abstraction, accessibility, experimentation, and equity, while considering and reconsidering architecture.

Eds. Publication date Size Format ISBN Printed · EN Price Michael Meredith, Hilary Sample, MOS Jan 2023 9.5 x 12.7 in. / 24 x 33 cm Hardcover · 158 pages 978-1-63840-067-7 $49.95 / €45 / £45

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