The Department of Architectural Science at Ryerson University will continue its lecture series, with a guest speaker from Paris, France; Pascal Rollet. Along with Florence Lipsky, he is a founding partner at Lipsky+Rollet Architectes. As well, he has been a professor of Architecture in the Masters program at the School of Architecture in Grenoble since 1992. In 2009, Rollet became the co-Director of Architecture, Environment & Constructive Cultures (AE&CC) research unit at ENSAG. 

Rollet attended UC Berkeley, from which he earned his Master's Degree. Throughout his time practicing architecture, Rollet has been involved in the CRATerre groupe. This group focuses on social housing projects, and uniquely, use raw-earth construction in various developing countries. In 2010, Rollet was the Faculty Advisor for the ENSAG-GAIA-INES team during the Solar Decathlon Europe 2010. Two years later, as Faculty Advisor for team Rhône Alpes, his team was declared the winners of the Solar Decathlon, 2012.

Pascal Rollet, photo courtesy of AE&CC

Pascal Rollet will be speaking tomorrow evening (Thursday, October 27) at 6:30 PM, at The Pit (ARC 202) in Ryerson University's 325 Church Street Building.