Developed as part of the Master of Arts in Interior Architecture (MAIA) at HEAD – Genève, this series of theses explores the role of night in the development of contemporary cities and societies, challenging the obliteration of night in the construction of architectural discourse and agency.
The result of the eponymous 2019 exhibition at f'ar Lausanne, this book explores the spaces, activities, and media influenced by night culture. Its five chapters—Shop, Film, Club, Food, and City—take readers on a journey through the nocturnal practices and rituals associated with corner shops, cinemas, nightclubs, restaurants, and artificially lit urban environments.
“Taking pictures by night is very difficult, because you only have 20 minutes, the sun’s going down, there’s a moment when it’s perfect, then it’s less perfect, and then you can’t do it, it’s too dark. Because you need to see the outline of the building.” Richard Levene, founder of El Croquis. Geneva, 2019