Lacaton and Vassal met in the late 1970s at École Nationale Supérieure d Architecture et de Paysage de Bordeaux, before establishing their Paris-based studio, Lacaton & Vassal, in 1987.
The architects are best known for their positive attitude to renovation, describing demolition as an act of violence , as well as their numerous social housing projects across France.
Above: Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal. Photo by Laurent Chalet. Top: the Transformation of 530 Dwellings in France
According to the Pritzker Architecture Prize jury, these are the key factors that led them to be recognised in this year s award. Not only have they defined an architectural approach that renews the legacy of modernism, but they have also proposed an adjusted definition of the very profession of architecture, the jury said.
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