You're Not My Type #3

How to relate type to use, and trace it back to the user? For architect Anne Lacaton “the concept of inhabiting is very important. It doesn’t only relate to housing: in French, ‘habiter’ means the state of being somewhere: space is whatever its use is. Starting from this principle, even though their projects have distinct programmes, functions and users, they all propose generosity of space, freedom of use, and possibility of appropriation.” In this talk, Anne Lacaton will talk about her proposal for the MAAG Areal.

Anne Lacaton is an architect and professor. She runs the architectural practice Lacaton & Vassal, with Jean-Philippe Vassal, awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2021.