Architect and academic who works under Winy Maas at The Why Factory think tank at TU Delft. He is the author of a number of architectural publications and is involved in research and education projects on the shape of future cities.
Adrien Ravon is an architect and academic. In September 2011, he joined The Why Factory, a think tank at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment of TU Delft, led by Winy Maas, co-founder of MVRDV. He has participated in research and education projects, been responsible of the production of digital design tools and actively collaborated in the public dissemination of ideas about the city of the future.
He co-authored The Why Factory’s Future Cities Series publications ‘Barba, Living in a Fully Adaptable Environment’ (2015), ‘Copy Paste, the Badass Copy Guide’ (2017), ‘PoroCity, Opening up Solidity’ (2019), ‘(w)ego, Dream Homes in Density’ (2020), ‘ Le Grand Puzzle, Manifesta 13 Marseille’ (2020). Currently, he is working on the publication of ‘Green Dip, covering the city with a forest’. He has collaborated with numerous international institutions, including ETH (Zurich), KTH (Stockholm), GSAPP (New York), IAAC (Barcelona), Design Indaba (Cape Town), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Dutch Design Week (Eindhoven), Manifesta 13 (Marseille), or Mori Art Museum (Tokyo).
Adrien has worked as an architect and consultant for firms in Argentina, France, and the Netherlands. He is currently a scientific council member for the Franco-Dutch network for higher education and research.