Odile Decq: A Selective Bibliography Compiled by Aileen Smith, June 2007 This bibliography consists of a selective list of books and articles relating to Odile Decq. Those books held within the AA Library are indicated with a shelfmark. Books (Alphabetically by title) ArchiLab s future house: radical experiments in living space / edited by Marie- Ange Brayer + Beatrice Simonot London: Thames and Hudson, 2002 ISBN 0500283575 AA SHELFMARK: 728.3.036 BRA Architect: women in contemporary architecture / edited by Maggie Toy Chichester: Wiley, 2001 ISBN 0471495441 (includes Odile Decq) AA SHELFMARK: 72.036 TOY (MLC) Architectures experimentales 1950-2000: collection au FRAC Centre / Marie- ANGE Brayer Orleans: Hyx, 2003 ISBN 2910385302 (includes work by Odile Decq) AA SHELFMARK: 72.036 BRA (REF-MLC) Bank builders / Edwin Heathcote Chichester: Wiley, 2000 ISBN 0471853593 (includes Banque Populaire de l Ouest, Rennes; Architects: Odile Decq & Benoit Cornette) AA SHELFMARK: 725.24 HEA Bloc: le monolithe fracture / Frederic Migayrou Orleans: Hyx, 1996 ISBN 2910385078 (includes work by Odile Decq & Benoit Cornette) AA SHELFMARK: 725.91.036(45V) MIG Citta: less aesthetics more ethics / La Biennale di Venezia 2000 Venezia: Marsilio, 2000 ISBN 8820804204 (includes work by Odile Decq & Benoit Cornette) AA SHELFMARK: 725.91.036(45V):72.036 INT Ecstatic architecture: the surprising link / Charles Jencks London: Academy Editions, 1999 ISBN 0471983985 (includes contribution by Odile Decq) AA SHELFMARK: 72.01.036 JEN
European dialogue: France: four architects: Decq & Cornette, Soler, Jourda & Perraudin, Perrault / introduction by Francis Rambert Rotterdam: NAi Publishers, 1996 ISBN 041508959X AA SHELFMARK: 72.036(44) RAM Next: 8 th International Architecture Exhibition 2002 : la Biennale di Venezia Padova: Marsilio, 2002 ISBN 0847825213 (includes work by Odile Decq) AA SHELFMARK: 725.91.036(45V):72.036 INT Odile Decq / Odile Decq; French texts: Lionel Lemire; edited by Tracy Shi Fang Hong Kong: A & J International Publishing Co. Ltd, 2007 ISBN 9789889925161 AA SHELFMARK: 72.036(44):92ODI DEC Odile Decq Benoit Cornette / Clare Melhuish London: Phaidon, 1996 ISBN 0714833436 AA SHELFMARK: 72.036(44):92DEC MEL Power of contemporary architecture / edited by Peter Cook and Neil Spiller London: Academy Editions, 1999 ISBN 04719844191 (includes work by Odile Decq & Benoit Cornette) AA SHELFMARK: 72.01.036 COO Present and futures: architecture in cities / edited by Ignasi de Sola-Morales, Xavier Costa Barcelona: Collegi d Arquitectes de Catalunya, 1996 ISBN 8489698104 (includes work by Odile Decq & Benoit Cornette) AA SHELFMARK: 72.036 INT (STORE O/S) Stadium: the architecture of mass sport / edited by Michelle Provoost Rotterdam: NAi Publishers, 2000 ISBN 9056621459 AA SHELFMARK: 725.84/9 PRO Theory and experimentation: an intellectual extravaganza / Andreas Papadakis London: Academy Editions, 1993 ISBN 1854901575 (includes work by Odile Decq + Benoit Cornette) AA SHELFMARK: 72.036 PAP (MLC) University builders / Martin Pearce Chichester: Wiley-Academy, 2001 ISBN 0471988340 (includes University of Nantes School of Economic Sciences; Architect: Odile Decq Benoit Cornette Associates) AA SHELFMARK: 727.3 PEA
Journal Articles (Chronologically by year and month) 2006 Projects for Benevento: includes competition project by Odile Decq in Casabella vol.70 no.744 supplement May 2006 / p.24-29 (text in Italian) Due concorsi vinti [Two projects for Neuhaus and Rennes]; Architects: Odile Decq & Benoit Cornette Architectes Urbanistes / article by Maurizio Vitta in Arca no.210 January 2006 / p.58-65 (text in Italian+English) Architect woman: round table discussion between Odile Decq, Zaha Hadid, Carme Pinos, Elsa Prochazka, Flora Ruchat and Annabelle Selldorf / article by Chiara Baglione and Mercedes Daguerre in Casabella vol.69 no.732 April 2005 / p.12-15 (text in Italian); p.118-120 (text in English) Liaunig Museum, Neuhaus, Austria 2005; Architect: Odile Decq in Casabella vol.69 no.732 April 2005 / p.16-19 (text in Italian) 2005 Housing project in Novoli, Florence by Odile Decq / article by Giovanna Crespi and others in Casabella vol.69 no.738 November 2005 / p.41-43 (text in Italian) Birdhouse Project 2004/2005 / article by Maurizio Vitta (includes example by Odile Decq) in Arca no.203 May 2005 / p.36-43 (text in Italian+English) Odile Decq, Zaha Hadid, Carme Pinos, Elsa Prochazka, Flora Ruchat and others: round table discussion / article by Chiara Baglione and Mercedes Daguerre in Casabella, 69 (732) April 2005 / p.12-15 (text in Italian+English) Odile Decq: museo per la Collezione Liaunig, Neuhaus, Austria 2005 / article by Odile Decq in Casabella, 69 (732) April 2005 / p.16-19 (text in Italian, with English captions)
2004 Reussir a personnaliser des bureaux d usine [Factory office building in Dunkirk]; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette in Architecture Interieure Cree no.316 September/October 2004 / p.36-37 (text in French) Sull architettura. Intervista a Odile Decq [On architecture. Interview with Odile Decq] / article by Vincenzo Latina in Parametro vol.34 no.249 January/February 2004 / p.18-21 (text in Italian+summaries in English, French, German, Spanish) Flying Horse House; Architect: Odile Decq in A+V Monografias no.109/110 2004 / p.216-217 (text in Spanish+English) 2003 Un cuore messo a nudo [A heart laid bare] / article by Laura Bossi (exhibition on the work of Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette) in Domus no.865 December 2003 / p.13-14 (text in Italian+English) 2002 Viaduct and the motorway management centre, Nanterre; Architects: Odile Decq & Benoit Cornette in Industria delle Costruzioni vol.36 no.367 September/October 2002 / p.20-25 (text in Italian+English) Territorios sensuales [interview] / article by Odile Decq, Florencia Rodrguez, Gonzalo Casals in Summa (54) April/May 2002 / p.62-63 (text in Spanish) Mobilier paysager [Furniture for the UNESCO building, Paris]; Architects: Odile Decq & Benoit Cornette / article by Karine Dana in Moniteur Architecture AMC no.123 March 2002 / p.117-119 (text in French) L UNESCO en mouvement [UNESCO in motion]; Architects: Odile Decq / article by Francis Rambert (furniture for the UNESCO building in Paris) in D Architectures no.117 January 2002 / p.6-7 (text in French)
2001 Centre de recherche, Aubervilliers [Research centre, Aubervilliers]; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Karine Dana in Moniteur Architecture AMC no.119 October 2001 / p.88-91 (text in French) Making it new new wing of the Metropolitan Gallery of Modern Art to be built out of the old Peroni factory, Rome; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Stefano Pavarini in Arca no.163 October 2001 / p.28-33 (text in Italian+English) Ampliamento Galleria Comunale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea = Extension of Municipal Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rome; winning design by Odile Decq, converts Peroni factory into museum wing) in Abitare (408) July/August 2001 / p.74-75 (text in Italian+English) Odile Decq laureate a Rome [Odile Decq winner in Rome] / article by Francis Rambert in D Architectures no.110 May 2001 / p.6-7 (text in French) 2000 A quiet revolution: women in French practice / article by Robert Such (examines the experiences of 3 female architects in France, including Odile Decq) in Architectural Design vol.70 no.5 October 2000 / p.94-97 University complex in Nantes; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Maurizio VItta in Arca no.149 June 2000 / p.4-11 (text in Italian+English) Space for change / article by Robert Such (a motorway control centre and motorway link outside Paris makes intelligent use of residual space; Architects: Odile Decq & Benoit Cornette) in Architectural Design vol.70 no.3 June 2000 / p.94-97 Control Centre for the Motorway Service, Nanterre, France; Architects: Odile Decq & Benoit Cornette / article by Elena Cardant in Arca no.145 February 2000 / p.64-69 (text in Italian+English)
1999 UFR sciences economiques et bibliotheque, Nantes University; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette in Techniques & Architecture no.444 August/September 1999 / p.94-98 (text in French+summaries in English) Motorway control centre, Nanterre; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Catherine Slessor in Architectural Review vol.205 no.1227 May 2007 / p.82-84 Showing her true colours / article by Kester Rattenbury (reviews a talk by Odile Decq given at the RIBA Architecture Centre) in Building Design no.1395 May 14, 1999 / p.32 Benoit Cornette remembered [obituary] / article by David Jenkins in Architectural Review, 205 (1224) February 1999 / p.16 Rotterdam le maillon manquant [Rotterdam the missing link] / article by Francis Rambert (a new bridge in Rotterdam is the pretext for the construction of an artificial island (Odile Decq & Benoit Cornette) in D Architectures no.90 January/February 1999 / p.44-45 (text in French) Women s work in architecture and construction: Odile Decq in Architecture Interieure Cree no.291 1999 / p.74-75 (text in French+summaries in English) 1998 UFR et bibliiotheque universitaire, Campus de l Erdre, Nantes [Faculty building and library, L Erdre Campus, Nantes]; Architects: Odile Decq & Benoit Cornette / article by Gilles Davoine in Moniteur Architecture AMC no.92 October 1998 / p.34-39 (text in French) Displacing the grid / article by Ruth Slavid (Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette s projects are all very different - which is why they prefer the UK to the French scene) in Architects Journal vol.207 no.5 February 5, 1998 / p.24-25
1997 BPO administrative and social centres, Rennes; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette in SD: Space Design no.10 (397) October 1997 / p.55-59 (text in Japanese) Rugby stadium for Montees sports park, near Orleans; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Mario Antonio Arnaboldi in Arca no.118 September 1997 / p.18-21 (text in Italian+English) Ponte autostradale e centro di controllo, Nanterre [Highway bridge and highway control centre, Nanterre]; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette] in Domus no.791 March 1997 / p.24-27 (text in Italian+English) 1996 For the Pfaffenberg complex, Germany; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Philippe Tretiack in Arca no.104 May 1996 / p.14-19 ( text in Italian+English) Last time I saw Paris; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Clare Melhuish in Building Design no.1258 March 29, 1996 / p.12-13 1995 Residences: Rue Ernestine in Paris; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Elena Cardani in Arca no.99 December 1995 / p.32-37 (text in Italian+English) Viaduc and centre d exploitation des autoroutes, Paris; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette in Techniques & Architecture no.422 October/November 1995 / p.88-91 (text in French+summaries in English) Housing in Paris; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette in Architecture Interieure Cree no.267 September 1995 / p.62-65 (text in French+summaries in English)
CNASEA agriculture centre, Limoges; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Stefano Pavarini in Arca no.94 June 1995 / p.54-59 (text in Italian+English) Un agenda di idée [A motorway centre in Nanterre]; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Alessandro Gubitosi in Arca no.90 February 1995 / p.44-47 (text in Italian+English) Una macchina semplice [Airport infrastructures]; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Alessandro Gubitosi in Arca no.89 January 1995 / p.66-69 (text in Italian+English) 1994 Banque populaire de l Ouest in Rennes; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette in Deutsche Bauzeitschrift vol.42 no.10 October 1994 / p.55-62 (text in German) Control tower and technical block, Bordeaux Airport; and Centre d Exploitation des Autoroutes, Nanterre; Architects for both: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette in AD Profile 109 (Architecture of Transportation) Architectural Design vol.64 no.5/6 May/June 1994 / p.42-49 1993 The way of creation the work of Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Florence Michel and Michael Vernes in Architecture Interieure Cree no.256 October/November 1993 / p.92-101 (text in French+summaries in English) 1992 Escape from Paris, by Doriana O Mandrelli projects by Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette: Banque Populaire de l Ouest dt de l Armorique, Rennes in Arca no.60 May 1992 / p.6-13 (text in Italian+English) Bank machines; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Wojciech Lesnikowski in Progressive Architecture vol.73 no.3 March 1992 / p.80-85
1991 Banque Populaire de l Ouest et de l Armorique, Rennes, France; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette in Bauwelt vol.82 no.38 October 11, 1991 / p.2042-2047 (text in German) L effet filter: agence regionale d Apple a Nantes [Apple showroom at Nantes]; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette in Architecture Interieure Cree no.241 February/March 1991 / p.102-103 (text in French) 1990 Duo bouillonmant: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Philippe Tretiack in D Architectures no.10 November 1990 / p.16-19 (text in French) Ninth Eternit Awards 1990: Premier Award: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette in Building Design no.1004 September 21, 1990 / p.14-15 Banque Populaire de l Ouest et de l Armorique; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette in Architecture Interieure Cree no.238 August/September 1990 / p.130-137 (text in French+ summaries in English) The model is the message and Banque Populaire de l Ouest Rennes; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette) in AD Profile 86 (The New Modern Aesthetic) Architectural Design vol.60 no.7/8 1990 / p.65-69 Navire amiral a l horizon [Flagship on the horizon]; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Francois Lamarre in D Architectures no.5 May 1990 / p.12-15 (text in French) 1989 Vol d awacs sous comble Haussmannien [AWACS-shaped wings under Hausmannian roof]; Architects: Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette / article by Xavier Luccioni in Architecture Interieure Cree no.229 April/May 1989 / p.148-149 (text in French+summaries in English)
1986 Odile Decq: une femme qui sort de la Mayenne [Odile Decq: a woman from Mayenne] / article by Pascale Joffroy in Architectes Architecture no.171 October 1986 / p.26-27 (text in French) Website www.odbc-paris.com/web/ Compiled by Aileen Smith, Deputy Librarian June 2007