Special Mention – A(gri)puncture

AUTHOR(S) — Trung MAI (FR), Architect CONTACT — MAI (Mission d’architecture indépendante) 4 rue Beaugrenelle, 75015 Paris (FR) +33 633094750 / hungtrungmai@gmail.com / www.maihungtrungarchitect.com

TEAM POINT OF VIEW — If the future motorway A154 will be operated as the territorial backbone, the whole network of agricultural interventions will function just like the acupuncture practice. By focusing on narrow emergent points in the territory, it involves pinpointed interventions that create a positive ripple effect to transform the whole conurbation of the Pays de Dreux. Using green infrastructure to protect the inhabited zone from harmful effects of the future motorway. An a(gri)puncture network in combination with green armature and soft mobility grid will be the essential elements to harmonize the conflicts between the interfaces of different urban fabrics. A(gri)puncture is a progressive conversion of underused space into productive place.