Jean-Philippe Vassal

Jean-Philippe Vassal (; born 22 February 1954) is a French architect and academic. He runs the architectural practice Lacaton & Vassal, with Anne Lacaton. The pair were jointly awarded the 2021 Pritzker Architecture Prize. After graduating, he spent five years in Niger as an architect and town planner. which moved to Paris in 2000. The work of Lacaton & Vassal focuses on reduced-cost construction.

In 2019 the Grand Parc Bordeaux (with Frédéric Druot and Christophe Hutin) was selected winner of the European Union's 2019 Mies van der Rohe Award, for the best contemporary architecture in Europe.

The French architects, who are based in the Paris suburb of Montreuil, believe that every structure can be repurposed, reinvented, reinvigorated.

Academic career Vassal has been visiting professor at institutes such as the Architecture School of Versailles (2002–2006), the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPF Lausanne; 2010–2011), the Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin; 2007–2010) and Universität der Künste Berlin (UDK Berlin; 2012–2022). 1999: Grand Prix National d'Architecture Jeune Talent, France 2006: Sustainability and innovation in housing, Erich Schelling Foundation