Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Jean-Philippe Vassal discusses the architectural approach of his studio Lacaton & Vassal in this special episode of Dezeen s Face to Face podcast.
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Vassal and his partner Anne Lacaton recently won the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize for their studio s body of work, which is based on its principle never to demolish and aims to refurbish, rather than rebuild, social housing.
This bonus episode of Face to Face features a previously unheard interview. It is conducted by Dezeen s acting US editor India Block, whom Vassal sat down with ahead of his lecture at the Royal Academy of Art in London in 2019.
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“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 modernist hopes and dreams to improve the lives of many are reinvigorated through their work that responds to the climatic and ecological emergencies of our time, as well as social urgencies, particularly in the realm of urban housing. They accomplish this through a powerful sense of space and materials that creates architecture as strong in its forms as in its convictions, as transparent in its aesthetic as in its ethics.”
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