Quentin Letesson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1098221 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Quentin Letesson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Quentin |
| FAMILY NAME | Letesson |
| SIGNATURE | LETESSON Q |
| AFFILIATIONS | UCLouvain |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0434-0606 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Gathering
Making the slow metropolis by designing walkability
Focusing on the mobility aspects of big cities and metropolises, the paper starts with the assessment that the Slow City is linked, in terms of mobility, to slowing down traffic. This paper proposes the following working hypothesis: if the Slow City concept is relevant for making our bigger cities sustainable, it needs, in terms of mobility, to be adapted to the slowest mode of transportation: walking. To that extent, our research develops atool …
Vlotheid van de verplaatsingen en obstakels voor voetgangers in de Brusselse winkelstraten
Face à la congestion croissante et les impacts négatifs sur la santé, l’environnement et les espaces publics du « tout à la voiture », la marche gagne depuis quelques années de l’importance dans les débats et les esprits. Afin de promouvoir la pratique à Bruxelles, Bruxelles Mobilité a réalisé un diagnostic des espaces publics, à travers les plans d’accessibilité de la voirie et de l’espace public [PAVE]. La recherche dont est tirée le présent ar…
Fluidity of movement and pedestrian inconvenience in the shopping streets of Brussels
Face à la congestion croissante et les impacts négatifs sur la santé, l’environnement et les espaces publics du « tout à la voiture », la marche gagne depuis quelques années de l’importance dans les débats et les esprits. Afin de promouvoir la pratique à Bruxelles, Bruxelles Mobilité a réalisé un diagnostic des espaces publics, à travers les plans d’accessibilité de la voirie et de l’espace public [PAVE]. La recherche dont est tirée le présent ar…
Fluidité des déplacements et gênes piétonnes dans les rues commerçantes de Bruxelles
Face à la congestion croissante et les impacts négatifs sur la santé, l’environnement et les espaces publics du « tout à la voiture », la marche gagne depuis quelques années de l’importance dans les débats et les esprits. Afin de promouvoir la pratique à Bruxelles, Bruxelles Mobilité a réalisé un diagnostic des espaces publics, à travers les plans d’accessibilité de la voirie et de l’espace public [PAVE]. La recherche dont est tirée le présent ar…
Clairy Palyvou. 2018. Daidalos at work
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Urbanism
Agglomerations of buildings, whether just a handful in a loose settlement, or a whole town with elaborate urban infrastructures (street system, drainage, open spaces, and other ‘public works’) constitute the meso-scale, the level of the community. Remarks on the variable quality of our data sets (see chapter 2) clearly apply to what we know of the meso-scale. Unfortunately, additional parameters also limit our understanding of Minoan agglomeratio…
Minoan Architecture and Urbanism
Minoan Crete is rightly famous for its idiosyncratic architecture, as well as its palaces and towns such as Knossos, Malia, Gournia, and Palaikastro. Indeed, these are often described as the first urban settlements of Bronze Age Europe. However, we still know relatively little about the dynamics of these early urban centres. How did they work? What role did the palaces have in their towns, and the towns in their landscapes? It might seem that wit…
Maison du Mage' Project
This article presents our encounter with the Maison du Mage, an abandoned house in the village of Marsal (Lorraine, France). While highlighting the particular history of the building and the constitution of its complex assemblages, the paper first and foremost aims to address the methodological challenges raised by the shifting nature of this contemporary ruin. It presents the results of our preliminary forays within the house and discusses the d…
Fire and the Holes
Minoan Halls
The tripartite room labeled a Minoan hall is probably the most emblematic architectural feature of the Neopalatial period in Bronze Age Crete (1700/1675–1470/1460 B.C.E.). Although this spatial arrangement stands out as an exceptional accomplishment because of its elaborate layout, fine materials, and innovative properties, its function is still somewhat enigmatic. In fact, some of its very characteristics, such as flexibility and layout complexi…
Towards an Archaeology of Perception
Architecture is perhaps one of the most important elements in the archaeology of Bronze Age Crete. It is employed as the archaeologist’s lens through which this society, its members and its social structures are viewed. While there are certain general laws concerning architecture and its relation to society, an approach is advocated here in which the visual perception of the ancient user is considered to be the key to the interpretation of the ar…
Journées maliotes Malia, ville et territoire
THE MALIA DAYS The Malia Days, organized by the Ecole française d'Athènes on November 2 and 3, 2007, focused on the organisation of space and the exploitation of resources, themes that allowed uniting the approaches of current work on two different scales, those of agglomeration and urbanism, on the one hand, and of the territorial organisation, on the other. All the contributions are concerned with ongoing research, of recent or forthcoming publ…
Towards an Archaeology of Perception
Architecture is perhaps one of the most important elements in the archaeology of Bronze Age Crete. It is employed as the archaeologistâ s lens through which this society, its members and its social structures are viewed. While there are certain general laws concerning architecture and its relation to society, an approach is advocated here in which the visual perception of the ancient user is considered to be the key to the interpretation of the a…
Towards an Archaeology of Perception
Architecture is perhaps one of the most important elements in the archaeology of Bronze Age Crete. It is employed as the archaeologistâ s lens through which this society, its members and its social structures are viewed. While there are certain general laws concerning architecture and its relation to society, an approach is advocated here in which the visual perception of the ancient user is considered to be the key to the interpretation of the a…
Fire and the Holes
The Gathering
Minoan Halls
The tripartite room labeled a Minoan hall is probably the most emblematic architectural feature of the Neopalatial period in Bronze Age Crete (1700/1675–1470/1460 B.C.E.). Although this spatial arrangement stands out as an exceptional accomplishment because of its elaborate layout, fine materials, and innovative properties, its function is still somewhat enigmatic. In fact, some of its very characteristics, such as flexibility and layout complexi…
Towards an Archaeology of Perception
Architecture is perhaps one of the most important elements in the archaeology of Bronze Age Crete. It is employed as the archaeologist’s lens through which this society, its members and its social structures are viewed. While there are certain general laws concerning architecture and its relation to society, an approach is advocated here in which the visual perception of the ancient user is considered to be the key to the interpretation of the ar…
Journées maliotes Malia, ville et territoire
THE MALIA DAYS The Malia Days, organized by the Ecole française d'Athènes on November 2 and 3, 2007, focused on the organisation of space and the exploitation of resources, themes that allowed uniting the approaches of current work on two different scales, those of agglomeration and urbanism, on the one hand, and of the territorial organisation, on the other. All the contributions are concerned with ongoing research, of recent or forthcoming publ…
Towards an Archaeology of Perception
Architecture is perhaps one of the most important elements in the archaeology of Bronze Age Crete. It is employed as the archaeologistâ s lens through which this society, its members and its social structures are viewed. While there are certain general laws concerning architecture and its relation to society, an approach is advocated here in which the visual perception of the ancient user is considered to be the key to the interpretation of the a…
Towards an Archaeology of Perception
Architecture is perhaps one of the most important elements in the archaeology of Bronze Age Crete. It is employed as the archaeologist’s lens through which this society, its members and its social structures are viewed. While there are certain general laws concerning architecture and its relation to society, an approach is advocated here in which the visual perception of the ancient user is considered to be the key to the interpretation of the ar…
Journées maliotes Malia, ville et territoire
THE MALIA DAYS The Malia Days, organized by the Ecole française d'Athènes on November 2 and 3, 2007, focused on the organisation of space and the exploitation of resources, themes that allowed uniting the approaches of current work on two different scales, those of agglomeration and urbanism, on the one hand, and of the territorial organisation, on the other. All the contributions are concerned with ongoing research, of recent or forthcoming publ…
Minoan Halls
The tripartite room labeled a Minoan hall is probably the most emblematic architectural feature of the Neopalatial period in Bronze Age Crete (1700/1675–1470/1460 B.C.E.). Although this spatial arrangement stands out as an exceptional accomplishment because of its elaborate layout, fine materials, and innovative properties, its function is still somewhat enigmatic. In fact, some of its very characteristics, such as flexibility and layout complexi…
Fire and the Holes
Urbanism
Agglomerations of buildings, whether just a handful in a loose settlement, or a whole town with elaborate urban infrastructures (street system, drainage, open spaces, and other ‘public works’) constitute the meso-scale, the level of the community. Remarks on the variable quality of our data sets (see chapter 2) clearly apply to what we know of the meso-scale. Unfortunately, additional parameters also limit our understanding of Minoan agglomeratio…
Minoan Architecture and Urbanism
Minoan Crete is rightly famous for its idiosyncratic architecture, as well as its palaces and towns such as Knossos, Malia, Gournia, and Palaikastro. Indeed, these are often described as the first urban settlements of Bronze Age Europe. However, we still know relatively little about the dynamics of these early urban centres. How did they work? What role did the palaces have in their towns, and the towns in their landscapes? It might seem that wit…
Maison du Mage' Project
This article presents our encounter with the Maison du Mage, an abandoned house in the village of Marsal (Lorraine, France). While highlighting the particular history of the building and the constitution of its complex assemblages, the paper first and foremost aims to address the methodological challenges raised by the shifting nature of this contemporary ruin. It presents the results of our preliminary forays within the house and discusses the d…
Clairy Palyvou. 2018. Daidalos at work
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Vlotheid van de verplaatsingen en obstakels voor voetgangers in de Brusselse winkelstraten
Face à la congestion croissante et les impacts négatifs sur la santé, l’environnement et les espaces publics du « tout à la voiture », la marche gagne depuis quelques années de l’importance dans les débats et les esprits. Afin de promouvoir la pratique à Bruxelles, Bruxelles Mobilité a réalisé un diagnostic des espaces publics, à travers les plans d’accessibilité de la voirie et de l’espace public [PAVE]. La recherche dont est tirée le présent ar…
Fluidity of movement and pedestrian inconvenience in the shopping streets of Brussels
Face à la congestion croissante et les impacts négatifs sur la santé, l’environnement et les espaces publics du « tout à la voiture », la marche gagne depuis quelques années de l’importance dans les débats et les esprits. Afin de promouvoir la pratique à Bruxelles, Bruxelles Mobilité a réalisé un diagnostic des espaces publics, à travers les plans d’accessibilité de la voirie et de l’espace public [PAVE]. La recherche dont est tirée le présent ar…
Fluidité des déplacements et gênes piétonnes dans les rues commerçantes de Bruxelles
Face à la congestion croissante et les impacts négatifs sur la santé, l’environnement et les espaces publics du « tout à la voiture », la marche gagne depuis quelques années de l’importance dans les débats et les esprits. Afin de promouvoir la pratique à Bruxelles, Bruxelles Mobilité a réalisé un diagnostic des espaces publics, à travers les plans d’accessibilité de la voirie et de l’espace public [PAVE]. La recherche dont est tirée le présent ar…
Making the slow metropolis by designing walkability
Focusing on the mobility aspects of big cities and metropolises, the paper starts with the assessment that the Slow City is linked, in terms of mobility, to slowing down traffic. This paper proposes the following working hypothesis: if the Slow City concept is relevant for making our bigger cities sustainable, it needs, in terms of mobility, to be adapted to the slowest mode of transportation: walking. To that extent, our research develops atool …
The Gathering
Art (10 works) · Archaeology (8 works) · History (8 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (7 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Architecture (5 works) · Architecture (5 works) · Engineering (5 works)