The Metropolitan Tower

Book Presentation

This polyphonic book demonstrates the extent to which Michel Kagan’s architectural work, thought and teaching continue to play a major guiding and reference role. Originally published in French in 2012, this book is now available in an English edition that has been extensively revised and expanded with new essays by Nathalie Régnier-Kagan that demonstrate the extent to which Michel Kagan’s architectural and urban thinking remains relevant today. Many architect teachers continue to draw inspiration from his pedagogical research, as it will be demonstrated during this round table.

Speakers: Marco Bovati, Pierre-Alain Croset, Sergio Crotti, Elena Fontanella, Ilaria Valente, Politecnico di Milano; Hervé Dubois, Nathalie Régnier-Kagan, ENSA Paris-Val de Seine; Laurent Salomon, ENSA Normandie.

The Author

Nathalie Régnier-Kagan is an architect and associate professor at the ENSA Paris-Val de Seine. She worked with Richard Meier & Partners in New York, among others, before joining Kagan Architectures in Paris in 1992, directing the firm on her own since 2009.

The Volume

The Metropolitan Tower: A Pedagogical Research Initiated by Michel Kagan
Edited by: Nathalie Régnier-Kagan
PARK BOOKS, 2025. 320pp.
ISBN 978-3038604266

Contacts: elena.fontanella@polimi.it, marco.bovati@polimi.it