Years 25 Buildings series we look at the updating of three 1960s housing blocks in Bordeaux, which put social housing retrofit at the top of the architectural agenda. Undertaken by French studios ...

The recipients of the Soane Medal 2023 have been announced, crowning French architecture practice Lacaton & Vassal as the winners. The award will be presented to Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal ...

The phrase of the Brazilian architect combines well with the way that the Lacaton & Vassal office works. The French couple's award raises some questions about how accurate their choices are for ...

Lacaton & Vassal’s Transformation of 530 Dwellings. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu Increasingly, the concept of social sustainability has become a central theme in ...

such as the French architectural firm Lacaton & Vassal. Architecture must not simply work to make the world more beautiful, said Chipperfield, but also to make it more just and sustainable ...