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Faithful to a radical understanding of the profession, the recipients of the latest Pritzker Prize have over three decades developed a highly committed architecture that has managed to translate the social and environmental concerns of our times into a simple but powerful language. On the occasion of their winning the prestigious award, the publisher Arquitectura Viva presents Lacaton & Vassal. 1991-2021, an entirely bilingual (Spanish-English) volume of 176 pages, clothbound in hardcover, which gathers thirty of the French practice’s most acclaimed works and projects. Four articles – penned by Luis Fernández-Galiano, François Chaslin, Richard Scoffier, and Enrique Sobejano – complement the selection and offer different takes on the restrained and always people-serving architecture that has given Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal the maximum accolade of the profession.

Luis Fernández-Galiano
Al servicio de la vida At the Service of Life

François Chaslin
Los tiempos frugales: cambio de paradigma
Frugal Times: Paradigm Shift

Richard Scoffier
Incubadoras: de lo genérico a lo cotidiano
Incubators: from the Generic to the Everyday

Obras Works

Casa Latapie, 1991-1993, Floirac-Burdeos (Francia)
Latapie House, 1991-1993, Floirac-Bordeaux (France)

Casa D, 1996-1998, Lège-Cap-Ferret (Francia)
D House, 1996-1998, Lège-Cap-Ferret (France)

Palais de Tokyo, 1999-2001, 2010-2012, París (Francia)
Palais de Tokyo, 1999-2001, 2010-2012, Paris (France)

Edificio de oficinas, 2000-2002, Nantes (Francia)
Office Building, 2000-2002, Nantes (France)

Ciudad Manifiesto, 2001-2005, Mulhouse (Francia)
Manifesto City, 2001-2005, Mulhouse (France)

Cooperativa vinícola y bodega, 2001-2007, Embres-et-Castelmaure (Francia)
Wine Cooperative and Cellar, 2001-2007, Embres-et-Castelmaure (France)

Casa R, 2003-2005, Keremma, Tréflez (Francia)
R House, 2003-2005, Keremma, Tréflez (France)

Universidad de Ciencias de la Administración, 2003-2006, Burdeos (Francia)
University of Management Sciences, 2003-2006, Bordeaux (France)

Escuela de Arquitectura, 2003-2008, Nantes (Francia)
School of Architecture, 2003-2008, Nantes (France)

Transformación de la torre Bois-le-Prêtre, 2005-2011, París (Francia)
Bois-le-Prêtre Tower Transformation, 2005-2011, Paris (France)

53 unidades de vivienda, 2006-2011, Saint-Nazaire (Francia)
53 Housing Units, 2006-2011, Saint-Nazaire (France)

Transformación de vivienda, 2006-2014, Saint-Nazaire, La Chesnaie (Francia)
Housing Transformation, 2006-2014, Saint-Nazaire, La Chesnaie (France)

Vivienda social y residencia de estudiantes, 2008-2013, París (Francia)
Student’s Hall and Social Housing, 2008-2013, Paris (France)

FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais, 2009-2013, Dunkerque (Francia)
FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais, 2009-2013, Dunkerque (France)

59 viviendas en Neppert Gardens, 2009-2014, Mulhouse (Francia)
59 Dwellings in Neppert Gardens, 2009-2014, Mulhouse (France)

530 viviendas sociales, 2011-2016, Burdeos (Francia)
530 Social Dwellings, 2011-2016, Bordeaux (France)

Tour Opale, edificio residencial y oficinas, 2014-2020, Chêne-Bourg, Ginebra (Suiza)
Tour Opale, Residential and Office Building, 2014-2020, Chêne-Bourg, Geneva (Switzerland)

Proyectos Projects

Hotel de cinco estrellas, 2006-2022, Dakar (Senegal)
Five Star Hotel, 2006-2022, Dakar (Senegal)

Desarrollo de un barrio, 2007, Dublín (Irlanda)
Neighborhood Development, 2007, Dublin (Ireland)

Área ecológica La Vecquerie, 2009, Saint-Nazaire (Francia)
La Vecquerie Eco-Area, 2009, Saint-Nazaire (France)

150 Transformación de un bloque de manzana, 2010, Boulogne-Billancourt (Francia)
Transformation of a City Block, 2010, Boulogne-Billancourt (France)

Metamorfosis del insectario, 2014, Montreal (Canadá)
Metamorphosis of the Insectarium, 2014, Montreal (Canada)

Pabellón de Cristal, 2014, Montreal (Canadá)
Glass Pavilion, 2014, Montreal (Canada)

Museo de la Ciudad de Guangzhou, 2014, Guangzhou (China)
Guangzhou City Museum, 2014, Guangzhou (China)

Radio Televisión Belga, 2015, Bruselas (Bélgica)
Belgian Radio Television of the French Community, 2015, Brussels (Belgium)

Colegio Protestante Francés, 2015, Beirut (Líbano)
Protestant French Collage, 2015, Beirut (Lebanon)

Centro de investigación, 2015, Cayena (Guayana Francesa)
Research Center, 2015, Cayenne (French Guiana)

Pôle Muséal: Musée de l’Élysée / MUDAC, 2015, Lausana (Suiza)
Pôle Muséal: Musée de l’Élysée / MUDAC, 2015, Lausanne (Switzerland)

Museo Art Mill, 2015, Doha (Catar)
Art Mill Museum, 2015, Doha (Qatar)

Centro de aprendizaje, 2016, París-Saclay (Francia)
Learning Center, 2016, Paris-Saclay (France)

Museo de Londres, 2016, Smithfield Market, Londres (Reino Unido)
Museum of London, 2016, Smithfield Market, London (United Kingdom)

Enrique Sobejano
Realismo poético: cuatro imágenes
Poetic Realism: Four Images

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