• Latest
  • Trending
Pritzker Prize: French duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal win honour

Pritzker Prize: French duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal win honour

March 17, 2021
Barber shop

London’s Black Barbers Tackle Poverty & Poor Mental Health

February 1, 2023
Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn

London Street Transformed into Solar Power Station by Artists

February 1, 2023
All female punk band

Discover England’s All-Female, Middle-Aged Punk Scene!

February 1, 2023
the Wicked Smaht Zone

Generous Group Leaves $4.6K Tip: ‘We were just, tears’ says waitress

February 1, 2023

Oscar (6) Climbs 12 U.K Peaks to Give Poor Kids a Vacation

January 31, 2023
Mummy

Unwrapping History: Oldest & Most Complete Egyptian Mummy Discovered!

January 31, 2023
hygroscopic mortar

Stone to Style: Zero-Waste Recycling in Mallorca Creates Amazing New Material

January 31, 2023
meteorite found in the Antarctic

Antarctica Strikes Gold with Record-Breaking Meteorite Discovery

January 30, 2023
Przewalski horse

U.S. Zoo Cheers as Rare Horse Foal Makes a Comeback from Extinction

January 30, 2023
green energy

Biggest Wealth Fund Dumps Fossil Fuel Investments for a Greener Future

January 30, 2023
Titanosaur Eggs

Egg-cellent Discovery: Indian Paleontologists Unearth 100s of Titanosaur Eggs!

January 27, 2023
The Great Bubble Barrier

The Great Bubble Barrier: A Company that Stops Plastic Waste from polluting the Ocean!

January 27, 2023
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
  • Fact Checking Policy
  • Login
Newsum
  • Home
  • News
  • Technology
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • World
  • Inspiring
  • Travel
  • Web Stories
  • Video
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Technology
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • World
  • Inspiring
  • Travel
  • Web Stories
  • Video
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
Newsum
No Result
View All Result

Pritzker Prize: French duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal win honour

Sonal by Sonal
March 17, 2021
in World
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Pritzker Prize: French duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal win honour

Image Source: ArchDaily

0
SHARES
4
VIEWS
Share on WhatsappShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedIn

Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, founders of Lacaton & Vassal, have been awarded the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the highest honour in architecture.

The French duo are renowned for their sustainable approach towards architecture and are famous for their work on for the Palais de Tokyo, a contemporary art gallery in Paris.

They established Lacaton & Vassal in Paris in 1987, and in the following decades, have depicted their advocacy of social justice and sustainability through their designs of transformative projects. Generosity of space, usage of economical and ecological materials, and prioritization of the welfare of a building’s inhabitants are key features of their inspiring works.

They have worked on over 30 projects across Europe and Africa, which include educational institutions, social housing, and public places.

“Through their design of private and social housing, cultural and academic institutions, public spaces, and urban developments, Lacaton and Vassal re-examine sustainability in their reverence for pre-existing structures, conceiving projects by first taking inventory of what already exists,” the organisers of the award said in a statement.

“By prioritizing the enrichment of human life … they are able to benefit the individual socially, ecologically and economically, aiding the evolution of a city.”

Lacaton is an associate professor of Architecture and Design at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland, since 2017), and a visiting professor at Polytechnic University of Madrid, Master in Housing (Madrid, Spain, since 2007) while Vassal is an associate professor at Universität der Künste Berlin (Berlin, Germany since 2012). Both have also taught at renowned universities across the world in their careers.

Their architectural firm has been the recipient of numerous awards in the past. Lacaton & Vassal has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award, Trienal de Lisboa (2016); and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture (2019) along with Frédéric Druot Architecture and Christophe Hutin Architecture for the transformation of 530 Dwellings at Grand Parc, Bordeaux.

The Pritzker Architecture Prize was established in 1979 by the late entrepreneur Jay A Pritzker and his wife, Cindy. Winners receive a $100,000 grant and a bronze medallion.

Tags: Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe VassalPritzker Architecture Prize
Previous Post

Facebook announces plans to aid COVID-19 vaccine rollout, fight misinformation

Next Post

Elliot Page becomes first trans man to feature on Time magazine cover

Next Post
Elliot Page becomes first trans man to feature on Time magazine cover

Elliot Page becomes first trans man to feature on Time magazine cover

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Browse by Category

  • Apps
  • Business
  • Car maintenance
  • Cars
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion
  • Food
  • Gadget
  • Gaming
  • Health
  • how to
  • Humor
  • Inspiring
  • Lifestyle
  • Mobile
  • Movie
  • Music
  • News
  • Others
  • Politics
  • Review
  • Science
  • Security System
  • series
  • Space
  • Sports
  • Startup
  • Sustainability
  • Technology
  • Travel
  • Video
  • Wildlife conservation
  • World
Newsum

#FutureOfNews

Follow & Like Us

Download Newsum App

Recent News

Barber shop

London’s Black Barbers Tackle Poverty & Poor Mental Health

February 1, 2023
Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn

London Street Transformed into Solar Power Station by Artists

February 1, 2023
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
  • Fact Checking Policy

© 2023 SCVPL - Future of News Newsum.

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Technology
  • Movie
  • Lifestyle
  • Review
  • Inspiring

© 2023 SCVPL - Future of News Newsum.

Welcome Back!

Sign In with Facebook
OR

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
Go to mobile version