Delphine Lewandowski
Architect PhD, Researcher, Lecturer
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Delphine Lewandowski (Franco-Mauritian) is an architect and researcher based in Paris. She explores the relationships between nature and architecture, whether theoretical [ethics of nature in architectural culture & alternative cosmologies] based on natural and technical sciences [urban ecology and bioreceptivity of materials] or applied [prototyping of biodiverse walls].
Her Ph.D. dissertation, completed at the Paris-Malaquais School of Architecture–PSL and the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, in collaboration with ChartierDalix, reimagines the wall as a living, autonomous habitat. By bridging architecture, environmental philosophy, and ecological sciences, her research challenges conventional paradigms and has earned numerous awards, including the international “Prix de Thèse sur la Ville” from PUCA.
Her academic teaching also specializes in integrating non-humans into architectural design, advocating for alternative perspectives and an ethics of care in architecture. She is currently a Lecturer at the M.Arch level at the Nantes and Paris Val-de-Seine Schools of Architecture.
She has collaborated with various architecture practices and is regularly invited as a guest lecturer and critic at prestigious institutions including the Royal Danish Academy, KU Leuven, and École Spéciale d’Architecture.
Research
Biodiverse Walls, an Architecture that Supports Biodiversity
Ph.D. Dissertation, 2023. GSA – Paris-Malaquais School of Architecture–PSL, CESCO – Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, in collaboration with ChartierDalix, 367 pp. Awarded Prix de Thèse by PUCA, French ministries.2022 · Hosting Biodiversity: Towards an Ecocentric Architecture in Paris Animal (dir. L. Mosconi et H. Bony) Pavillon de l’Arsenal publishing. [English Version]
2022 · Living Insects in Anthropized Space: Embodiments of the Nature/Culture Dichotomy in Architecture in Les Cahiers de la Recherche Architecturale Urbaine et Paysagère, N°14. [English Version]
2017 · Insect Living in Architecture. Uncontrolled/anticipated presence, 198pp. Awarded “Mention Recherche” with Highest Honours at ENSA Paris-Malaquais. Awarded for “Prix des meilleurs mémoires 2017” of the Maison de l’architecture en Ile-de-France.
Selected Works
Hoikuen Mono no aware* ほいくえん もののあはれ. School of Entomologie in Tokyo’s underground
*Hoikuen refers to kindergarten in Japanese. Mono no aware is a Japanese spiritual concept that can be translated as « Empathy towards things ». Entomology is the scientific study of insects.Design + Scenography
2015 · Sybaris
Curation of exhibition at Helsinki Design Week Press: Disegno Daily, TL magazine, Arts Thread, Wallpaper*, New Nordic design
2015 · COG
3D puzzles, glazed ceramics
Public bench, heat-treated pineExhibited at Museum of Finnish Architecture
Previous collaborations: Le Consulat, We Love Green Festival, Pete the Monkey Festival, Maison de l'Architecture en Ile de France, Les Jardins du Ruisseau.