The «architecture's Nobel» for Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe-Vassal.
Anne Lacaton, Professor of Architecture and Design at D-ARCH until 2020, and her partner, Jean-Philippe Vassal, receive the 2021 externe Seite Pritzker Architecture Prize.
https://ethz.ch/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2021/03/pritzker-preis-fuer-eth-professorin.html
“Not only have they defined an architectural approach that renews the legacy of modernism, but they have also proposed an adjusted definition of the very profession of architecture. The modernist hopes and dreams to improve the lives of many are reinvigorated through their work that responds to the climatic and ecological emergencies of our time, as well as social urgencies, particularly in the realm of urban housing. They accomplish this through a powerful sense of space and materials that creates architecture as strong in its forms as in its convictions, as transparent in its aesthetic as in its ethics, […]” (aus dem Jury-Bericht 2021).
ETH and the Department of Architecture (D-ARCH) celebrate this extraordinary achievement in a virtual round table:
One Hour Tribute to and with Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 12.00–13:00
Recording: https://video.ethz.ch/events/2021/tribute
Programme
12.00 Welcome Address: Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich
12.05 Laudatio by Christophe Girot, Dean of D-ARCH
12.15 Video Testimonials
12.25 Round Table moderated by Philip Ursprung, Director of Research, D-ARCH
Participants Roundtable:
Anne Lacaton, ETH Professor Emeritus
Jean-Philippe Vassal, Partner at the Office of Lacaton & Vassal
An Fonteyne, ETH Professor of Architecture and Design
Marc Angélil, ETH Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Design
Quianer Zhu, former ETH student in the Studio Lacaton
Ilona Schneider, former ETH Teaching Assistant, Chair Lacaton
The Pritzker Architecture Prize
To honor a living architect or architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision, and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture.
The international prize, which is awarded each year to a living architect/s for significant achievement, was established by the Pritzker family of Chicago through their Hyatt Foundation in 1979. It is granted annually and is often referred to as “architecture’s Nobel” and “the profession’s highest honor.”
The award consists of $100,000 (US) and a bronze medallion. The award is conferred on the laureate/s at a ceremony held at an architecturally significant site throughout the world.
Source: https://www.pritzkerprize.com