Daniel Siret holds a PhD in architecture and is a researcher for the French Ministry of Culture, at the School of Architecture of Nantes. His work deals with the ways in which sensory dimensions are taken into account in the built environment, especially with regard to the architectural and urban expression of solar radiation. He was a visiting scholar at the Fondation Le Corbusier (2005), the Canadian Centre for Architecture (2012) and New York University (2013).