Radically Local

Based in Nancy in eastern France, studiolada is an architectural collective founded on values such as commitment to the common good, responsible use of resources, service to the public sector, collaborative dialogue, short supply chains, and circularity. These principles shape a collective practice deeply rooted in its local territory, drawing on its resources and dynamics.

Conceived and edited by architect and lecturer Mathias Rollot, Radically Local reflects on the collective’s philosophy while showcasing the wide range of work they have realized over time. It features an illustrated selection of thirty key projects, includes four exclusive interviews with studiolada members, and presents ten open contributions from external professionals and scholars, providing a rich diversity of perspectives on their practice and the ideas that inform it.

With contributions by Tiphaine Abenia, Frederic Bonnet, Hakima El Kaddioui, Salima Naji, Dominique Gauzin-Müller, Anne-Sophie Gouyen, Gilles Marseille, Ivan Mazel, Salima Naji, Julien-Pierre Normand und Felix Torkar

• First comprehensive publication on the award-winning French architecture collective studiolada
• A “coffee table book” as much as a schol¬arly volume, with academic contributions for students and teachers
• Presentations of projects and exclusive interviews with the architects on press¬ing issues such as gender and ecology

Mathias Rollot is Associate Professor at the Grenoble School of Architecture (France) and a researcher at Cresson (CNRS AAU). As an author, editor, and translator, he has published a dozen books on architecture and ecological issues. His recent publications include Décoloniser l’architecture (2024) and Critical Strategies for Ecological Architectures: Pluriversal-Bioregional Decolonial (2025).

studiolada, founded in 2008, is an award-winning French architecture collective based in Nancy (France). It consists of six architects: Christophe Aubertin, Xavier Géant, Agnès Hausermann, Aurélie Husson, Éléonore Nicolas, and Benoit Sindt. Their projects include news constructions as well as renovations of historical and modern monuments by architects such as Roger & Piano,Shigeru Ban, and Le Corbusier.

Mathias Rollot ist Lehrbeauftragter an der École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Grenoble (Frankreich) und Forscher am Cresson (CNRS–AAU). Als Autor, Herausgeber und Übersetzer hat er ein Dutzend Bücher zu Architektur- und Umweltthemen veröffentlicht. Zu seinen jüngsten Publikationen zählen Décoloniser l’architecture (2024) und Critical Strategies for Ecological Architectures: Pluriversal–Bioregional–Decolonial (2025).

studiolada ist ein preisgekröntes französisches Architekt*innen-Kollektiv mit Sitz in Nancy (Frankreich), das 2008 gegründet wurde. Ihm gehören sechs Architekt*innen an: Christophe Aubertin, Xavier Géant, Agnès Hausermann, Aurélie Husson, Éléonore Nicolas und Benoit Sindt. Zu ihren Projekten zählen sowohl Neubauten als auch die Sanierung historischer und moderner Bauten von Architekten wie Renzo Piano, Shigeru Ban und Le Corbusier.