Jacques Rougerie

Jacques Rougerie is a world-renowned French visionary architect and academician specialising in marine and coastal habitats. Driven by a passion for the sea and outer space, his work and innovations are grounded in biomimetic, bio-inspired, resilient, and sustainable architecture. For more than 30 years, he has built underwater habitats and laboratories, sea centres, vessels with transparent hulls, subaquatic museums, floating village projects, and a lunar base and village. From Physalie to SeaOrbiter, by way of Pulmo, Aquaspace, and Galathée, Jacques Rougerie's universe unfolds through his landmark projects and his dream of making the sea and outer space habitable.