Jean-Philippe Vassal

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Jean-Philippe Vassal is a prominent French architect, best known as co-founder of the firm Lacaton & Vassal and for his innovative, socially conscious housing and renovation projects.

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instanceOf French architect
architect
human
almaMater École nationale supérieure d’architecture et de paysage de Bordeaux
architecturalApproach low-cost, high-quality housing
maximization of space and light
reuse and transformation of existing structures
architecturalStyle minimalist
awardReceived Grand Prix national de l’architecture
Mies van der Rohe Award
Pritzker Architecture Prize
coDesigned FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais, Dunkirk
Grand Parc Bordeaux housing transformation
Latapie House, Floirac
Palais de Tokyo renovation, Paris
Transformation of Tour Bois-le-Prêtre, Paris
École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Nantes
surface form: École d’architecture de Nantes
coFounderOf Lacaton & Vassal
countryOfBirth Morocco
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1954-02-22
educatedAt École nationale supérieure d’architecture et de paysage de Bordeaux
employer Lacaton & Vassal
fieldOfWork architecture
housing architecture
renovation architecture
hasColleague Anne Lacaton
hasGender male
knownFor advocacy against demolition of social housing
cost-effective housing solutions
minimal-demolition renovation strategies
principle of ‘never demolish, never remove, always add’
respect for residents’ needs in social housing
transformation of existing buildings
languageSpoken French
MiesVanDerRoheAwardYear 2019
name Jean-Philippe Vassal self-link
nationality French
notableFor innovative renovation projects
socially conscious housing projects
notableProjectLocation Bordeaux
Dunkirk
Paris
occupation architect
partnerInFirmWith Anne Lacaton
placeOfBirth Casablanca
PritzkerPrizeYear 2021
receivedPritzkerPrizeWith Anne Lacaton
workLocation Paris

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