Lacaton & Vassal's revamp of a 1960s housing block has earned the French architects the 2019 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture,凡德法國 also known as the Mies van der Rohe Award, which biannually recognizes the best example of European architecture completed in the past two years.

憑借1960年代法國波爾多公寓改造項目，Lacaton & Vassal事務(wù)所贏得了2019年歐盟當(dāng)代建筑獎（又稱密斯凡德羅獎）。羅獎該獎項每兩年舉辦一次，揭曉對過去兩年內(nèi)歐洲地區(qū)的寓改建筑優(yōu)秀作品進行表彰。

項目改造前（左）和改造后（右）

攝影：Philippe Ruault

(Left) Before and 凡德法國(Right) After. Photo by Philippe Ruault.

For the winning project, Grand Parc Bordeux, the Paris-based firm used their pioneering housing strategies to take cramped and dim apartments and open them up to light and air in order to improve the quality of life of those living there. Transforming three blocks of 530 homes, the architects added architectural features such as winter gardens and balconies. By relying on prefabricated elements and catalogue products such as sliding doors, they were able to intervene while keeping costs low, ensuring that no rent increases were necessary, and that residents could remain in their homes during the work. 

獲獎項目——Grand Parc Bordeux中，設(shè)在巴黎的羅獎Lacaton & Vassal事務(wù)所運用領(lǐng)先的住宅理念，針對陰暗逼仄的揭曉公寓空間，將其變得開敞通透，寓改提升了住戶的凡德法國居住體驗。項目涵蓋530套住宅，羅獎設(shè)計師添加了諸如冬季花園和陽臺的揭曉建筑元素。依靠預(yù)制元件和推拉門，寓改不僅實現(xiàn)了建筑干預(yù)，凡德法國也達到了低成本要求，羅獎確保住戶無需多付房租，揭曉在施工期間住戶仍然可以居住于此。

Known for their delicate interventions, the duo have long championed the rehabilitation of post-war housing estates across France—an effort best encapsulated by their dictum: “Never demolish, never remove or replace, always add, transform, and reuse!" 

兩位主創(chuàng)設(shè)計師素來以精巧的方案聞名，二人一直以來營造了多個法國戰(zhàn)后住宅改造項目。事務(wù)所的信條最能詮釋他們的努力——“絕不拆除，絕不遷移或替換，總是增建，改造和再利用！”

The jury, chaired by Dorte Mandrup, commended the practice for this sensitivity and their ability to use minimum means to achieve a maximum effect. "The ensemble becomes an optimistic opportunity for social housing and modernity," they wrote, adding that "the architects [showed] a very high acknowledgement of who and what they are working with."

由Dorte Mandrup領(lǐng)銜的獎項評委會贊揚了事務(wù)所的設(shè)計敏感性和利用極少原料、實現(xiàn)最優(yōu)效果的能力。評委會表示，“項目帶來了社會住宅和現(xiàn)代主義的積極轉(zhuǎn)變，設(shè)計師對改造對象和使用人群有著深刻理解。”

In addition, the European Commission and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation also announced the winner of the 2019 Emerging Architecture Prize. This year, the jury commended the Toulouse studio BAST for their extension of a small village school. The jury stated that they were drawn by the extremely precise implementation and design decisions which make the refectory a remarkable project. "The work was done with extreme humbleness," they added.

另外，密斯凡德羅基金會歐洲委員會公布了2019年杰出年輕建筑師獎得主。本年度該獎花落圖盧茲BAST工作室，獲獎項目是一所鄉(xiāng)村學(xué)校的擴建設(shè)計。評委會表示，他們對于學(xué)校食堂的精確實施和設(shè)計決策印象深刻，“項目表現(xiàn)出極度的樸實低調(diào)。”

The winners will be celebrated at the EU Mies Award Day on May 7 in Barcelona. The event will include the opening of the "EU Mies Award 2019 exhibition" that will show models, texts, videos, sketches and drawings of the 40 shortlisted works and a summary of all 383 nominees, the presentation of the EU Mies Award 2019 catalogue and the app; and the "EU Mies Talks" on ‘Architecture for the Community’ and ‘Contemporary architecture and heritage’. 

獲獎人將在今年5月7日巴塞羅那舉行的歐洲密斯獎頒獎日上接收獎項?；顒雍w2019年歐盟密斯獎?wù)褂[開幕式，將展示40個入圍方案的模型、文字介紹、視頻、草圖和圖紙，以及383個提名項目概述，此外還有獎項目錄演示和app；針對社區(qū)建筑和當(dāng)代建筑及建筑遺產(chǎn)等話題的歐盟密斯演講。

In celebration of the Bauhaus' centennial year, the modern design firm Knoll collaborates with OMA to create an exhibition highlighting the school's history and evolution of modern design. Knoll's close ties to the iconic German school is in part related thanks to one of  Knoll's founders, Florence Knoll. After her husband Hans Knoll passed away in 1955, Florence took over as the head of the company. For years following Knoll's aesthetic ethos was greatly influenced by Florence's design leadership and affiliation with pioneers at the famed Bauhaus school.

為紀念包豪斯成立一百周年， Knoll現(xiàn)代設(shè)計公司同荷蘭OMA建筑事務(wù)所合作，共同完成了一次展覽，重點展現(xiàn)學(xué)院歷史和現(xiàn)代設(shè)計的演變過程。Knoll同包豪斯學(xué)院的緊密聯(lián)系部分是由于其創(chuàng)辦人Florence Knoll。在其丈夫Hans Knoll于1955年去世后，F(xiàn)lorence接手了事務(wù)所的運作。多年以來，Knoll的美學(xué)理念一直深受Florence的設(shè)計領(lǐng)導(dǎo)、同包豪斯學(xué)院設(shè)計先驅(qū)的關(guān)系影響。