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Luc Deleu & T.O.P. office: Founder’s Choice<\/em><\/strong> is a richly photographic and text reader (two volumes) exploring the visionary architectural and urban concepts of Luc Deleu and his long-standing practice T.O.P. office (Turn On Planning). For over five decades, Deleu has redefined the relationship between architecture, society, and the planet, operating at the intersection of art, urbanism, and environmental ethics. His radical, speculative proposals — ranging from floating cities to planetary-scale planning — provoke reflection on global responsibility and sustainable futures.<\/p>\n

Founder’s choice reads as a major retrospective, initiated by Deleu himself and presented across institutions including M HKA (Antwerp), Middelheim Museum, University of Ghent, S.M.A.K. Ghent and CIVA (Brussels). Through texts, interviews, and visual documentation, it offers a deep dive into the firm’s critical thinking and methodologies, presenting both historical projects and new works. The publication underscores T.O.P. office’s enduring influence on contemporary architectural discourse, situating their practice as both intellectual and aesthetic intervention. A must-have for architects, theorists, policymakers and artists interested in the evolving dialogue between design, ethics, and ecology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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