Frédéric Druot Lacaton & Vassal Christophe Hutin   France   The housing crisis of the 1960s led to the construction in the northen part of the city of Bordeaux of the Cité du Grand Parc, a large-scale urban project that addressed the growing demand for dwellings in the aftermath of World War II. Now, in the f

Lacaton & Vassal Frédéric Druot FABG   Canada   Located in the Botanical Garden of Montreal and surrounded by a double glass facade covered with climbing roses, the new building houses a large multifunctional room with an open-plan floor that, together with the hall, makes a total of 760m²... [+]

Lacaton & Vassal Frédéric Druot   Canada   The project provides an immersive experience for visitors with a tour through nine biotopes, following a sequence of spaces that are connected by ramps, filled with vegetation, possible paths, amazing scenarios, and dramatic light entries... [+]

Lacaton & Vassal Frédéric Druot   France   The forum, the projects floor, and the silence floor are superimposed on three levels connected by a grand open staircase, and are wrapped with a glass facade to maximize natural light and provide 360º views that place visitors in contact with the la

Lacaton & Vassal Frédéric Druot   The proposals here presented as a sort of ‘consultancy service’ recover the spirit of modernism. Never demolish, never remove or replace, always add, transform and reuse…

Carlos Verdaguer   Un repaso a la obra de Lacaton y Vassal produce la tranquilizadora sensación de que el hilo dorado de la arquitectura moderna no se ha enmarañado irremisiblemente entre los laberintos de las últimas décadas y que, en manos de algunos profesionales, s

Frédéric Druot Anne Lacaton Jean-Philippe Vassal   La vivienda colectiva. Territorio de excepción