David Serero was born in Grenoble in 1974. Graduate in architecture and urbanism of Columbia University in New York and of the École d’Architecture Paris-Villemin, Prix de Rome 2004, he lived in New York prior to settling in Paris in 2006.
His work is characterized by unique and personal research on materials and geometry applied to architectural skins. His project for the Bayeux Media Library attests to his thinking about the use of materials and structure. On this project the structure creates a highly porous space with ideal conditions of lighting for readers and for experiencing multimedia works.
His projects have been featured in exhibitions in France and abroad and include the Frac d’Orléans, the Pavillon de l’Arsenal, the MOMA, the Architectural League de New York, the Villa Medici in Rome and the Mori Museum in Tokyo.
David Serero also teaches and conducts research at several schools, notably the École d’Architecture Paris Val de Seine where he is an associate professor. His recent PHD focuses on revealing the unknown potential of cities for wind energy harvesting, thanks to the numerous quantity of building edges and facade surfaces. He is currently the founder and co-director of the Research Chaire Architecture & Intelligences, a research laboratory investigating the transformation of architectural practice at the age of digital Data.
