MIT Architecture Lecture Series: Anne Lacaton and Arine Aprahamian

Building 10, 10-250

Anne Lacaton and Arine Aprahamian “The Existing : the new material” Presented in collaboration with RolexThursday, April 25 2024, 6:00pm Huntington Hall, 10-250ONLINE WebcastAnne Lacaton Named a Laureate of the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize along with her partner Jean-Philippe Vassal, Anne Lacaton is recognized internationally for designs that maximize the discipline’s human and environmental potential and make sustainable use of what already exists. Established in Paris in 1987, Lacaton & Vassal has since designed dozens of private and social housing projects, cultural and academic institutions, as well as public spaces, mostly throughout Europe. Lacaton has served as an Associate Professor of Architecture and Design at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich and has been a visiting professor at other leading universities, including the Harvard Graduate School of Design.Arine Aprahamian Lebanese-Armenian architect, designer and researcher Arine Aprahamian champions an innovative, affordable and sustainable vision of the future through architecture, drawing inspiration from science fiction and the qualities of existing sites. She founded architecture and design studio MÜLLER APRAHAMIAN with partner Adrian Müller in 2018, working on cutting-edge buildings and proposals, as well as on forward-thinking projects with notable designers, artists and institutions. They recently launched Terraforma, an in-house R&D project working with local industry to explore the traditional, ancient building material of clay and produce innovative, domestic alternatives for architectural materials. She is currently based in Rotterdam.This lecture will be held in person in Huntington Hall (10-250) and streamed online.Lectures are free and open to the public. Lectures will be held Thursdays at 6 PM ET in 7-429 (Long Lounge) and streamed online unless otherwise noted. Registration required to attend in-person. Register here or watch the webcast on Youtube.