People's Architecture
	BIO  |  QUOTE  |  PRESENTATION     LAURENT GUTTIERREZ + VAlÉRIE PORTEFAIX Laurent Guttierrez is a French architect who lives and works in Hong Kong. In 1997, he co-founded MAP office, a collaborative studio involved in cross-disciplinary projects that incorporate architecture and the visual arts with his partner Valérie Portefaix. Since 2000, he is Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design where he has been a leading architectural researcher with respect to environmental discipline. Since 2002, he is also the head of Theory & History program. He is the author of a number of articles about urban phenomena in Hong Kong and China, including Mapping HK (2000), which details both the physical and dynamic transformations taking place in Hong Kong. Valérie Portefaix received her Master of Architecture degree from School of Architecture Paris-Belleville and a PhD in Urbanism from University Pierre Mendes France. Since 1997, she is director of MAP Office in Hong Know, co-founded with Laurent Gutierrez. She has held Visiting Professor appointments and lectured at numerous academic institutions including the Department of Architecture at Hong Kong University. She participated in several exhibitions, including the 7th Architecture Venice Biennale (2000) and the 1st Rotterdam International Architecture Biennale (2003) and published a number of articles about urban phenomena in Hong and China.