Matthey Laurent
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Associate professor at the AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ since 2014, Laurent Matthey is in charge of the master’s programme in Territorial Development and the doctoral programme in Urban Planning and Development. He also codirects the UNIGE-EPFL MAS in Urban Planning. His research, which lies at the intersection of ethnography and literary studies, looks at the political issues that pertain to the narrative making of the city. He is a member of the board and the scientific council. |
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ResearchLaurent Matthey’s research activities belong to the general field of the epistemology of urban planning knowledge and practices. They are divided into two strands: the first relates to planning discourse studies, and the second to the ethnography of urban projects. |
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InterestsPlanning discourse studies, narratology, urban planning professions, epistemology of urban studies. |
Current projects
- The Narrative Making of the City. Funding: FNS-COST 18126 – Writing Urban Places. [more info]
- Developing housing cooperatives in Greater Geneva. In collaboration with Université Savoie Mont Blanc. Funding: Interreg V France-Suisse. [more info]
Ongoing commissioned studies
- Study on urban and social quality. Comparative analysis of three districts: Mervelet, Pommier, and Marbriers. In collaboration with the Chôros rhizome. Commissioned by: Urban Planning Office of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
- Pont-Rouge district of Lancy: an analysis of local social cohesion in an urban environment (joint application). In collaboration with Simon Gaberell (HETS, Geneva). Commissioned by: Office for the Integration of Foreigners.
- Study of the climatic resilience of the municipality of Lancy. Commissioned by: City of Lancy, Cantonal Service for Sustainable Development, Urban Planning Office of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
Commissioned studies completed (examples)
- Socio-urban day/night study of Place Chauderon, Lausanne. Commissioned by: Roads and Mobility Service of the City of Lausanne.
- Inventory of sports facilities in the Canton of Geneva. Commissioned by: Geneva Cantonal Office for Culture and Sports. []
- The Engagement of Lausanne’s Migrant Associations. Between Continuity and Innovation. Commissioned by: Lausanne Office for Immigrants. []
- Landscape design of the Canton of Geneva. In collaboration with the architecture and urban planning agency Paysage n’co and the landscape architect Philippe Convercey. Commissioned by: Environment, Transport, and Agriculture Department of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. []
- Being an Urban Planner. Socio-demography of a Professional Field. Commissioned by: R-EMU. []
- Geneva by Night. A Regional Strategy for Its Night, Cultural, and Festival Life. In collaboration with the architecture and urban planning agency MSV. Commissioned by: Urban Planning Office of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. []
- Seen, Heard, Studied. Pôle Gare, Lausanne. In collaboration with the development agency Urbaplan. Commissioned by: Urban Planning Service of the City of Lausanne. []
Teaching
- BGEO Geography and urban ecology: history, politics, development (course)
- MDT Urban project communication (course)
- MDT Workshop on metropolitan foresight (workshop)
- MDT Urban planning history and theory (course)
- CAS Urban planning topics and scales (course and workshop)
- CAS Operational urban planning and urban operators (course and workshop)
Publications
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Prof. Laurent Matthey
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