Triptyque Architecture: Corps Mort / Corps Vivant Exhibition in Paris

January 5, 2026
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In the heart of Paris’s Marais district, La Galerie d’Architecture is hosting an exhibition that invites us to rethink the essence of architecture. “Corps Mort / Corps Vivant,” by Triptyque Architecture, explores the tension between what endures and what evolves: the solid frame and the living experience.

For over 25 years, Triptyque has forged a unique path between France and Brazil, creating an architectural language nourished by tropical experimentation and the rigorous construction methods inherited from European modernism. This dual cultural heritage has shaped a practice where structure and function intertwine, allowing the built environment to constantly engage with the city, the climate, and nature.

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Corps Mort / Corps Vivant Exhibition Opening | © TRIPTYQUE

The exhibition presents emblematic Triptyque projects reinterpreted through this dual lens. Visitors experience architectural concepts as lively exchanges that blend stability with change. Materials, models, and sketches dissolve the separation between structure and experience, reminding us that architecture’s vitality lies at their intersection.

Two key themes guide the visitor’s journey:

The organic, celebrating life, vegetation, informal space, and the reinvention of use;
The structural, asserting the enduring strength of rational structure and material order.

These themes interact and enrich one another, offering a fresh perspective on how architecture can respond to human needs and the environment.

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1. Heydar Aliyev Center – Zaha Hadid

In this time of pressing issues such as climate change, urban growth, and material resilience, “Corps Mort / Corps Vivant” views architecture as a way to explore endurance and adaptation. In this context, the poetic and the technical are intertwined: permanence does not exclude transformation, and life itself redefines the concept of structure.

The exhibition runs through January 17, 2026, at La Galerie d’Architecture in Paris.