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Social housing architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, founders of French studio Lacaton & Vassal, have been named this year's winners of the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
The pair were recognised for the numerous social housing projects they have undertaken as principals of the Paris-based studio.
Their recognition marks the first time a French female architect has won the prize, with Lacaton becoming the sixth woman to receive the award since it was established in 1979.
"The Pritzker prize is a lifetime achievement award"
Some readers were disappointed in the choice, leading other commenters to defend the decision: "Only one word needed," said Fax, "worthy." Heyou agreed: "To the unhappy ones, a word of advice: go back to books and the schools to try again and learn a bit about what architecture should be ? it's not about formal composition, iconic gestures or fancy Instagrammable gimmicks. It should be about reasonable and proper proposals addressed to real problems."
"This is a great decision," continued Iceberg. "Lacaton & Vassal have done good work to demonstrate how existing infrastructure can be developed to both improve the quality of living spaces and to change a building's aesthetic expression. I think it is good to award an architectural pra...