- interview in ARC EN RÊVE, July 2026 (FRANÇAIS)
- interview in KOOZARCH, September 2026 (ENGLISH)
Emotional Heritage presents, for the first time in France, the ongoing work of Flores & Prats architects, exploring how places and built spaces can be understood as living repositories of emotions and memories. The exhibition unfolds through an immersive installation that shows the studio’s working environment, allowing visitors to engage directly with the methodological processes that underpin the practice. Through drawings, models, and spatial narratives, the project demonstrates how the creative reuse of existing buildings can offer a meaningful and forward-looking direction for contemporary architecture.
This approach to reusing the inherited environment is grounded in a deliberate refusal of demolition and a deep respect for the layered histories embedded within each site. By acknowledging and valuing the diverse stories that have unfolded over time, architecture becomes a tool for continuity rather than rupture, enabling the gradual emergence of new programs, uses, and ways of life. In this perspective, buildings and places remain active participants in everyday life, preserving and renewing the social, emotional, and personal relationships that have been patiently constructed across time.
| Dates: | 4th June 2026 to 17th January 2027 |
| Location: | arc en rêve centre d’architecture, Bordeaux |
| Curatorship, design and installation: | Flores & Prats / Inès Martinel, Florette Doisy, Guillem Bosch, Jonny Pugh, Laura Guignet, Anna Brazzini, Leti Ryder, Megan Colombini, Dalila Greco, Clémence Malinsky, Pau Olmos, Joan Fontbernat, Elena Wagner |
| Collaborators in the fabrication and montage: | Curro Claret, Josep and Joan Margalef, Lali Canosa, Ángel Garcia |
| Image production: | EGM Image Quality |
| Photos: | Adrià Goula |
| With the support of: | Institut Ramon Llull |