Special Reprint of the number 177/178 of El Croquis dedicated to the work of the French practice Lacaton & Vassal. Besides the original content, this book includes: - Two updated works: the Transformation of 530 Dwellings in Bordeaux and the 96 Housing Units in Chalon sur Saône. - One new building: 5 9 dwellings in Neppert gardens. - One new project: Mixed Use Building in Chêne-Bourg.
Anne Lacaton was born in Saint Pardoux la Rivière, France, in 1955. She graduated from the School of Architecture of Bordeaux in 1980, and got a diploma in Urban Planning at the University of Bordeaux in 1984. She is Professor at ETH Zurich since 2017, as well as visiting professor at the University of Madrid since 2007. She has been visiting professor at the Ecole Polytechnique in Lausanne (2004, 2006 and 2010-2011), the University of Florida (2012), the University at Buffalo-New York (2013), the Pavillon Neuflize OBC of Le Palais de Tokyo in Paris (2013-2014), Harvard GSD (2011, 2015), Sassari University in Alghero (2014, 2015) and TU Delft (2016-2017). Jean Philippe Vassal was born in Casablanca, Morocco, in 1954. He graduated from the School of Architecture of Bordeaux in 1980. He worked as an urban planner in Niger from 1980 to 1985. He is professor at UdK Berlin since 2012, and has been a visiting professor at the School of Architecture in Bordeaux (1992-1999), the School of Architecture in Versailles (2002-2006), the School of Architecture Peter Behrens in Dusseldorf (2005), the Ecole Polytechnique in Lausanne (2010-2011), the Technische Universität Berlin (2007-2010) and at the Pavillon Neuflize OBC of Le Palais de Tokyo in Paris (2013-2014). Anne Lacaton and Jean Philippe Vassal created the office Lacaton & Vassal in 1989, based in Paris. The office has a practice in France, as well as abroad, working on various buildings and urban planning programs. All their projects are based on a principle of generosity and economy, serving the life, the uses and the appropriation, with the aim of changing the standard.
Texts A Conversation with Anne Lacaton and Jean Philippe Vassal. Cristina Díaz Moreno & Efrén García Grinda Spacing. The Post Media Horizon of the Work of Lacaton & Vassal. Arnoldo Rivkin Nothing Exceptional. Seven Approaches Reconsidered in the Work of Lacaton & Vassal. Juan Herreros
Works and Projects Latapie House House in Dordogne House in Lége-Cap-Ferret House in Coutras Café in the Architektur Zentrum, Vienna Office Building, Nantes Cité Manifeste, Mulhouse House in Keremma Management Science University, Bourdeaux Hotel Lacoste Hyatt, Dakar Wine Cellar in Embres et Castelmaure Fair and Exhibition Hall, Villepinte, Paris Nord School of Architecture, Nantes La Vecquerie Eco-Area, Saint Nazaire 23 Housing Units, Trignac | Transformation of Bois-le-Prêtre Tower, Paris 53 Semi-Collective Housing Units, Saint Nazaire Transformation of 530 Dwellings in Bordeaux Palais de Tokyo, Paris FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais Polyvalent Theater 'Le Grand Sud', Lille Transformation of an Apartment Tower, La Chesnaie, Saint Nazaire Ourcq Jaures Student and Social Housing, Paris 59 dwellings in Neppert Gardens 96 Housing Units, Chalon sur Saône Guangzhou Museum Mixed Use Building in Chêne-Bourg 18 apartments, Rixheim |
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