This volume of El Croquis is dedicated to the work of Paris-based architects Lacaton & Vassal.
Covering more than two decades of work, it gives special consideration not only to their methodology and ideals as these have matured through the years, through critical analysis by Arnoldo Rivkin and Juan Hereros and an interview with the architects, but also to an extensive selection of exemplary projects. Among the 26 featured works are the Nantes School of Architecture, FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais, Guangzhou Museum, Le Grand Sud Polyvalent Theater in Lille, housing projects in Paris, Saint Nazaire, Mulhouse, and Bordeaux, plus several private residences.
Besides the original content, this book includes: - Two updated works: the Transformation of 530 Dwellings in Bordeaux and the 96 Housing Units in Chalon sur Saône. - One new building: 59 dwellings in Neppert gardens. -One new project: Mixed Use Building in Chêne-Bourg.
CONTENT:
Biography:
A Conversation with Anne Lacaton and Jean Philippe Vassal [Diáz Moreno, Cristina y García Grinda, Efrén]
Spacing. The post-media Horizon of the work of Lacaton & Vassal [Rivkin, Arnoldo]
Nothing exceptional. Seven approaches reconsidered in the work of Lacaton & Vassal [Herreros, Juan]
Projects included:
Latapie House
House in Dordogne
House in Lége-Cap-Ferret
House in Coutras
Café in the Architektur Zentrum, Vienna
Office building, Nantes
Cité Manifeste, Mulhouse
House in Keremma
Management Science University, Bourdeaux
Hotel Lacoste Hyatt, Dakar
Wine Cellar in Embres et Castelmaure
Fair and Exhibition Hall, Villepinte, Paris Nord
School of Architecture, Nantes
La Vecquerie Eco-Area, Saint Nazaire
23 Housing units, Trignac
Transformation of Bois-le-Prêtre Tower, Paris
53 Semi-collective housing units, Saint Nazaire
Transformation of 530 dwellings in Bordeaux
Palais de Tokyo, Paris
FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais
Polyvalent theater 'Le Grand Sud', Lille
Transformation of an apartment tower, La Chesnaie, Saint Nazaire
Ourcq Jaures student and social housing, Paris
96 Housing Units, Chalon sur Saône
Guangzhou Museum
This volume of El Croquis is dedicated to the work of Paris-based architects Lacaton & Vassal.
Covering more than two decades of work, it gives special consideration not only to their methodology and ideals as these have matured through the years, through critical analysis by Arnoldo Rivkin and Juan Hereros and an interview with the architects, but also to an extensive selection of exemplary projects. Among the 26 featured works are the Nantes School of Architecture, FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais, Guangzhou Museum, Le Grand Sud Polyvalent Theater in Lille, housing projects in Paris, Saint Nazaire, Mulhouse, and Bordeaux, plus several private residences.
Besides the original content, this book includes: - Two updated works: the Transformation of 530 Dwellings in Bordeaux and the 96 Housing Units in Chalon sur Saône. - One new building: 59 dwellings in Neppert gardens. -One new project: Mixed Use Building in Chêne-Bourg.
CONTENT:
Biography:
A Conversation with Anne Lacaton and Jean Philippe Vassal [Diáz Moreno, Cristina y García Grinda, Efrén]
Spacing. The post-media Horizon of the work of Lacaton & Vassal [Rivkin, Arnoldo]
Nothing exceptional. Seven approaches reconsidered in the work of Lacaton & Vassal [Herreros, Juan]
Projects included:
Latapie House
House in Dordogne
House in Lége-Cap-Ferret
House in Coutras
Café in the Architektur Zentrum, Vienna
Office building, Nantes
Cité Manifeste, Mulhouse
House in Keremma
Management Science University, Bourdeaux
Hotel Lacoste Hyatt, Dakar
Wine Cellar in Embres et Castelmaure
Fair and Exhibition Hall, Villepinte, Paris Nord
School of Architecture, Nantes
La Vecquerie Eco-Area, Saint Nazaire
23 Housing units, Trignac
Transformation of Bois-le-Prêtre Tower, Paris
53 Semi-collective housing units, Saint Nazaire
Transformation of 530 dwellings in Bordeaux
Palais de Tokyo, Paris
FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais
Polyvalent theater 'Le Grand Sud', Lille
Transformation of an apartment tower, La Chesnaie, Saint Nazaire
Ourcq Jaures student and social housing, Paris
96 Housing Units, Chalon sur Saône
Guangzhou Museum
