Anne Lacaton
born: 2/8/55, in France, Saint Pardoux la Rivière
Diploma Architecture school of Bordeaux, France, 1980
Diploma of town planning, University of Bordeaux, 1984
Visiting professor at Architecture school of Lausanne , wint. 2003-2004, sum.2005-2006
Jean-Philippe Vassal
born: 22/2/54, Casablanca, Marocco
Diploma Architecture school of Bordeaux, France, 1980
Architect & Town planner in Niger (W Africa), 1980-1985
Professor at Architecture school of Versailles 2002-2006, Bordeaux, 1992-1999
Visiting professor at Düsseldorf university of applied sciences (Peter Behrens School of architecture), summer semester 2005
Professor at the TU Berlin since 2007
Awards
Grand Prix National d'Architecture 2008, France
Erich Schelling Award 2006 - Fondation Erich Schelling, Karlsruhe
Award "Sustainability and Residential Innovation", City of Madrid, 2006
Grand Prix National d’Architecture Jeune Talent, France, 1999
Lauréats des Albums de la Jeune Architecture, France, 1991
Mies Van der Rohe Award - European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture :
- Finalist in 2007 for the Management Sciences University, Bordeaux, France
- Finalist in 2003 for the Palais de Tokyo, Site for contemporary creation Paris, France
- Shortlisted in 2005 for 14 social dwellings, Mulhouse, France
- Shortlisted in 1997 for the University of Arts and human sciences, Grenoble, France
Equerre d'Argent Award - France
Shortlisted in 2006 (Management school- University Montequieu - Bordeaux), 2002 Office building, Nantes), 2001 (Palais de Tokyo, Paris), 1999 (House in Lège Cap Ferret), 1996 (University of Arts and human sciences, Grenoble)
Prix d'architecture de la ville de Bordeaux in 2008 for the Management School- University Montesquieu -Bordeaux
LACATON & VASSAL ARCHITECTES website
