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ABOUT

Octave Perrault is a Paris-based architect, designer, curator and writer.

He founded Zeroth in 2021, a design studio developing architectural spaces and energy objects. Previously, he led projects and development at DPA-X. He is a co-founder of åyr and co-curator of Cruising Pavilion.

His projects have been presented with institutions including the Venice Architecture Biennale, Stedelijk Museum, Museum Ludwig, Berlin Biennale, ArkDes, Villa Noailles, MAK Center and Frieze. His writing has appeared in AA Files, Perspecta, Harvard Design Magazine, PIN–UP, Volume and e-flux Architecture.

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75011 PARIS, FRANCE

EDUCATION

Preparatory Classes in Mathematics & Physics

Architectural Association Diploma (AA Dip), RIBA Part 2

MA in Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London

PRACTICE

ZEROTH — FOUNDER, 2021–ONGOING

DPA-X — PROJECT LEAD & DEVELOPMENT, 2018–2021

CRUISING PAVILION — CO-CURATOR, 2018–2019

åyr — CO-FOUNDER, 2014–2018

PRESS

CRUISING PAVILION
åyr

CV

ARCHITECTURE

2026Matsutani–Van Houten Art FoundationPARIS (FR) — ONGOING2026HautevillePARIS (FR) — BUILT2026TournonPARIS (FR) — ONGOING2026BissonPARIS (FR) — ONGOING2025RochebrunePARIS (FR) — BUILT2025PortefoinPARIS (FR) — BUILT2025Item Idem Retail GalleryPARIS (FR) — BUILT2025Stand Studio ShowroomPARIS (FR) — BUILT

EXHIBITIONS

2026Olfactory Signals — OPEN AIR®10 CORSO COMO, MILAN2026Olfactory Signals — Matter & ShapePARIS, FRANCE2022Perpetual Climate Architecture — Energy Show / Solar BiennaleROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS2022Perpetual Climate Architecture — BAP-IDFVERSAILLES, FRANCE2020House for Kylie — Houses for SuperstarsVILLA NOAILLES, HYÈRES2019Sub-Hubs / GITC — Eyes of the CityBI-CITY BIENNALE, SHENZHEN2019Cruising Pavilion — ArkDesSTOCKHOLM, SWEDEN2019åyr — Comfort Zone / Family FictionKUNSTHALLE EXTRA CITY, ANTWERP2019Cruising Pavilion — Ludlow 38 / Goethe-InstitutNEW YORK, USA2018Cruising Pavilion — Venice Biennale of ArchitectureVENICE, ITALY2017åyr — Open-house Series / Schindler HouseMAK CENTER, LOS ANGELES2017åyr — I’d Rather Be OutsideSTEDELIJK MUSEUM, AMSTERDAM2016åyr — Home VisitMUSEUM LUDWIG, COLOGNE2016åyr — Architecture9TH BERLIN BIENNALE2016åyr — Home EconomicsBRITISH PAVILION, VENICE2015åyr — Comfort ZoneFRIEZE PROJECTS, LONDON2015åyr — Welcome You’re in the Right PlaceFONDAZIONE SANDRETTO RE REBAUDENGO, TURIN2014åyr — AIRBNB PavilionVENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE

WRITING

2025On Architecture in the Age of Renewable ElectricityAA FILES 812024Same is More: Parisian Architecture à l’identiqueFLASH ART2024Perpetual Climate Glass PavilionE-FLUX ARCHITECTURE2020Après 2008, vers un écosystème numériqueARCHISCOPIE 222020Heliopolis: Sea, Sex and Sun in the Name of UtopiaPIN–UP2020Tactile Modernity?SELF-PUBLISHED2020Carpark FuturesDPA-X / INDIGO GROUP2020åyr — Calabasas 91302 — Full VersionSELF-PUBLISHED2018åyr — Calabasas 91302PERSPECTA — YALE UNIVERSITY2018Armature GlobaleFLASH ART2017åyr — I’d Rather Be OutsideE-FLUX ARCHITECTURE2017The Body as a HouseVOGUE L’UOMO2017Living Waterways by Jasper SpiceroNEW GALERIE, PARIS2016Hate Suburbia — ForewordPUBLICATION STUDIOS2016The Sacred in the Age of ReasonARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION PRESS2016åyr — From Line to SphereFLASH ART 3082016åyr — Interview with Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist9TH BERLIN BIENNALE CATALOGUE2016åyr — Famili: Proxy Paranoia or Technological CamaraderieHARVARD DESIGN MAGAZINE 412015åyr — Catfish HomesRHIZOME2015Sigurd Lewerentz, Architect — ReviewARCHITECTURAL REVIEW2014åyr — Home 2014FULCRUM 96 / BEDFORD PRESS2013Digital SociabilityFULCRUM 74 / BEDFORD PRESS

LECTURES

2020Carpark FuturesCENTRE-VILLE EN MOUVEMENT2020Carpark FuturesINDIGO GROUP HQ, LA DÉFENSE2019Carpark Futures — Green & Smart City AwardsNANNING, CHINA2019Nuit.SwissHEAD GENÈVE2019Art TalksZHDK, ZÜRICH2018After DarkPALAZZO GRASSI, VENICE
2018L.A. Mirror Glass ArchitectureBEAUX-ARTS / MALAQUAIS, PARIS
2018L.A. Mirror Glass ArchitectureARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION, LONDON2017Freed from DesignTU DELFT
2016FamiliX AND BEYOND, COPENHAGEN
2015Stay With MeIDEAS CITY, NEW MUSEUM, NEW YORK2014Home, 2014ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION, LONDON2014Everything That Is Solid Melts into AirbnbSWISS INSTITUTE, NEW YORK
2014From Heimat to High-TechSTRATHCLYDE UNIVERSITY, GLASGOW