A Maverick of the Oblique: The Revolutionary Vision of Claude Parent Claude Parent, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, in 1923 and passing away in 2016, was not merely an architect; he was a philosophical provocateur who fundamentally challenged the very foundations of Modernist architectural thought. He dared to question the dominance of right angles and static forms, envisioning instead a dynamic architecture responsive to the human body in motion – a vision embodied in his groundbreaking concept of the ‘Oblique Function.’ Parent’s journey began with formal training, an apprenticeship unde…