Anne Lacaton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Anne Lacaton
Occupation	Architect
Date Of Birth	Aug 2, 1955(1955-08-02)
Age	69
Birthplace	Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière
Country	France
Horoscope	Leo

Anne Lacaton Biography

Anne Lacaton is one of the most popular and richest Architect who was born on August 2, 1955 in Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière, France. She was born in Saint-Pardoux-la-Riviere on 2 August 1955. The year 1989 was the time she founded Lacaton & Vassal with Jean-Philippe Vassal.

The company was responsible for the design of The Palais de Tokyo contemporary art gallery in Paris that was which was completed in 2001. The design, a simple bones reconstruction of a derelict art deco structure near the Seine was shortlisted in the Mies van der Rohe award in 2003. The project is incredibly influential as the perhaps most extreme of all found-space galleries.

The practice has received the Erich Schelling Award (2006), International Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects (2009), Daylight and building components of the Velum Foundation, Copenhagen (2011), Heinrich Tessenow Gold Medal (2016), and the Mies van der Rohe Award (2019).

She was Visiting Professor at the University of Madrid, Master Housing (2007–13); Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL Lausanne) (2004, 2006 & 2010-11); University of Florida, Ivan Smith Studio (2012); University of NY- Buffalo, Clarkson Chair (2013); Pavillon Neu ize OBC-Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2013–14); Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD); Kenzo Tange (2011) & Design Critic (2015).

Lacaton graduated as an architect from the Ecole national superieure de architecture and de landscape de Bordeaux [frand earned an master’s degree in urban planning at the University of Bordeaux in 1984.

Anne Lacaton Net Worth

Anne Lacaton is one of the richest Architect from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Anne Lacaton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Anne Lacaton (born 2 August 1955) is an French architect and educator from France.

Lacaton & Vassal have worked together with Frederic Druot to develop sustainable housing initiatives, reimagining the old 1960’s social housing into a new project named Plus. Plus is an initiative that aims to transform old social housing into higher quality living spaces. They’ve also published a literature about the initiative.

In 2005, Lacaton & Vassal and architect Frédéric Druot were selected to reshape the Tour Bois le Prêtre, a 17-story housing tower on the city’s northern edge designed by architect Raymond Lopez in 1957. The team cut away most of the thick façade’s panels, installing balconies and large sliding windows in their place. Besides opening the apartments to more natural light, the units are being significantly enlarged and opened, and the firm installed new plumbing, bathrooms, ventilation, and electric systems. The project won the Design of the Year by the UK’s Design Museum (2013).

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Anne Ranked on the list of most popular Architect. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Anne Lacaton celebrates birthday on August 2 of every year.

Are Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal married?

The 2021 iteration of the Pritzker Prize, often described as the “Nobel of architecture,” has been awarded to French husband-and-wife team Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, founders of Paris-based architecture firm Lacaton & Vassal.

Who is Anne Lacaton?

Anne Lacaton (born 2 August 1955) is a French architect and educator. She runs the architectural practice Lacaton & Vassal, with Jean-Philippe Vassal. The pair were jointly awarded the 2021 Pritzker Prize.

How do you win the Pritzker Prize?

The prize is awarded irrespective of nationality, race, creed, or ideology to a living architect or architects, but not to an architectural firm. It is not linked to a type of architecture or for a specific building, but rather for a body of built work.

What is the highest prize in architecture?

Pritzker Prize , in full Pritzker Architecture Prize, international award given annually to recognize the contributions of a living architect. It has often been called the Nobel Prize of architecture.

How much is the Pritzker prize worth?

Laureates of the Pritzker Architecture Prize receive a $100,000 grant, a formal citation certificate, and since 1987, a bronze medallion. Prior to that year, a limited edition Henry Moore sculpture was presented to each Laureate.