Be it for health, political or social reasons, there is a need to build a sense of collectiveness. 'This year, more than ever, we have felt that we are part of humankind as a whole. At the end of this process and all of this effort, there mustīe lightness and simplicity, when all that has been before was soĬomplex.' FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais, photo courtesy of Philippe Ruault Problems, and finding spaces that can create uses, emotions andįeelings.

Jean-Philippe Vassal added: 'Our work is about solving constraints and 'It should not be demonstrative or imposing, but it must be something familiar, useful and beautiful, with the ability to quietly support the life that will take place within it.'

'Good architecture is open - open to life, open to enhance the freedom of anyone, where anyone can do what they need to do,' said Anne Lacaton. Latapie House, photo courtesy of Philippe Ruault Transparent in its aesthetic as in its ethics,' states the jury citation, in part. TheyĪccomplish this through a powerful sense of space and materials thatĬreates architecture as strong in its forms as in its convictions, as Responds to the climatic and ecological emergencies of our time, as wellĪs social urgencies, particularly in the realm of urban housing. To improve the lives of many are reinvigorated through their work that Legacy of modernism, but they have also proposed an adjusted definition 'Not only have they defined an architectural approach that renews the Transformation of G, H, I Buildings, Grand Parc, 530 Units, Social Housing (with Frédéric Druot and Christophe Hutin), photo courtesy of Philippe Ruault The Pritzker Architecture Prize jury just revealed that French architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal of Lacaton & Vassal will be the 2021 laureates of the coveted recognition.

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