LAN Architecture
LAN (Local Architecture Network) was created by Benoît Jallon and Umberto
Napolitano in 2002, with the idea of exploring architecture as an area of
activity at the intersection of several disciplines. This attitude has
developed into a methodology enabling LAN to explore new territories and forge
a vision encompassing social, urban, functional and formal questions. LAN’s
projects seek to find elegant, contemporary answers to creative and pragmatic
concerns.
LAN has received several awards: the Nouveaux Albums de la Jeune Architecture
(NAJA) prize awarded by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication
(2004); the International Architecture Award from the Chicago Athenaeum and the
European Urban Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies, the
Archi-Bau Award, the Special Prize at the 12th World Triennale of Architecture,
Sofia (2009); the AR Mipim Future Projects Award and the Europe 40 Under 40
Award (2010). In 2011 the office was awarded at the LEAF Awards with the Best
Sustainable Development in Keeping with its Environment prize and at the SAIE
Selection Awards.
BENOIT JALLON
18th May 1972 Grenoble (fr)
Fascinated by the body’s structure with its logical organisation, layers and
strata, Benoit Jallon first turned to medical studies. However, his need for
involvement and creativity soon led him to begin studying architecture. He
graduated from the Villette School of Architecture in 2001 with a special
mention from the jury. Curiosity and a thirst for knowledge have led him to
travel widely, particularly in Italy.
UMBERTO NAPOLITANO
27th November 1975 Naples (it)
Umberto Napolitano began his architectural studies in Italy and completed them
in France at the Villette School of Architecture where he graduated in 2001
with a special mention from the jury. He rapidly developed a critical approach
to the separation between theory and practice. In parallel with his
architectural education, he also worked with a number of architects. His
involvement in Franco-American workshops has given his work an international
flavour and allowed him to absorb other cultures and skills.
TEAM
Team since 2002
Cécile Adjemian (FR)
Ester Viola Adriano (IT)
Rebecca Amram (FR)
Miguel Andreu Lozano (ES)
Jean-Baptiste Astruc (FR)
Amélie Authier (FR)
Peter Balzer (DE)
Romain Briant (FR)
Thibaut Buisset (FR)
Delphine Camus (FR)
Giovanna Carrer (IT)
Remi Carteron (FR)
Nathalie Cautenet (FR)
Guillaume Celante (FR)
Grégoire Château (FR)
Hadi Cherrak (LB)
Dan Chiche (FR)
Nancy Chidiac (FR)
Andrew Daly (AU)
Hans Daroczi (FR)
Clementine Debaere (FR)
Aure Delaroière (FR)
Domingo Delaroière Stoch (MX)
Anne Sophie Delaveau (FR)
Fabiana Doré (IT)
Grégoire Durrens (FR)
Maxime Enrico (FR)
Bertrand Esteve (FR)
Amandine Evrard (FR)
Gabrielle Fages (FR)
Venezia Ferret (FR)
Ilaria Festa (IT)
Joshua Florquin (BE)
Maxime Foster (FR)
Natalia Giannakopoulou (GR)
Florian Giroguy (FR)
Audrey Gobillot (FR)
Anna Gołdanowska (PL)
Fabien Grousset (FR)
Andrea Guazzieri (IT)
Andras Gyoker (HU)
Erica Indiveri (IT)
Susanna Ivaldo (IT)
Benoit Jallon (FR)
Benjamin Jaoui (FR)
Jean Kalindjian (FR)
Yong Il Kim (KR)
Alexandra Lacombe (FR)
Lina Lagerström (SE)
Marco Lavit Nicora (IT)
Christophe Leblond (FR)
Mathilde Lebreton (FR)
Mathieu Lebrun (FR)
Raphaëlle Ling (FR)
Pauline Lopez (FR)
Anne-Cécile Lorgeroux (FR)
Katja Majcen (SI)
Marlène Manuguerra (FR)
Joseph Marche-Zerna (FR)
Martina Margini (IT)
Charles Marmion (FR)
Giulia Mazza (IT)
Agata Miszczyk (PL)
Esmee Mlihi (NL)
Anne Muller-Reitz (FR)
Umberto Napolitano (IT)
Sebastian Niemann (DE)
Lina Nilsson (SE)
Eleni Palaiologou (GR)
Alice Palmieri (IT)
Céline Parisse (FR)
Giovanna Pasinelli (IT)
Philippe Pelletier (FR)
Jennifer Tu-Anh Phan (CA)
Christopher Phiphak (FR)
Nathalie Pietrzko (CH)
Charlotte Plouviez (FR)
Carole Pouly (FR)
Jacques Pyz (FR)
Océane Ragoucy (FR)
Renata Raimondi (IT)
Margherita Ratti (IT)
Lionel Roland (FR)
Anne-Sophie Rosseel (BE)
Michele Nicola Ruggiero (IT)
Gauthier Schefer (FR)
Eveline Schneider (CH)
Leyla Sirin (FR)
Elena Soldati (IT)
Suzana Stevanivox (BG)
Jonny Sturari (IT)
Lisa Taibi (IT)
Boriana Tchonkova (BG)
Gabrielle Toledano (FR)
Vincent Tomasini (FR)
Michela Tonus (IT)
Daniela Trolio (IT)
Basile Truffault (FR)
Camiel Van Noten (BE)
Vincent Vaulot (FR)
Vincent Voydi (FR)
Lucy Winter Styles (CH)
Romain Zara (FR)
Elise Zara (FR)
Zaari Zarishelli Melendez (US)
Merouane Zouaoui (MA)
AWARDS
2012
LES GRANDS PARIS DU LOGEMENT 2012
First prize "Architecture et Urbanisme"
72 Collective housing units
LES 24H D'ARCHITECTURE 2012
First Prize "Equipements et Activités > Lieux de travail &
activités"
Archives Center EDF
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE FASSA BORTOLO 2012
Silver Medal - Built Projets
INTERARCH 2012
Special Prize of the Amercian Embassy of Sofia
2011
PRIX AMO 2011
Special Prize Fondation d'Entreprise Excellence SMA
EQUERRE D'ARGENT 2011
Nomination - Student Residence
LEAF AWARDS 2011
Best Sustainable Development in Keeping with its Environment
SAIE SELECTION AWARDS 2011
First Prize - Young Architects, section bricks
2010
EUROPE 40 UNDER 40 AWARDS
Europe's emerging young architects and designers
SAIE SELECTION AWARDS 2010
2nd Prize
MIPIM AR FUTURE PROJECT AWARDS
1st Prize - residential category
2009
SAIE SELECTION AWARDS
2nd Prize
INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE
AWARDS 2009
INTERARCH 2009
Special prize of the society of Architects in Sofia
INTERARCH 2009
1st Prize - Books and Magazine on Architecture
ARCHI-BAU AWARDS
1st Prize - Green Building
2008
WORLD ARCHITECTURE COMMUNITY AWARDS
Honorary mention
10 BEST ITALIAN YOUNG ARCHITECTS - N.I.B.
1st Prize
BEST ITALIAN ARCHITECTS UNDER 36 - EXPERIENCIAS 36
Prize winners
RIZOMA ARCHITECTURAL
Prize winners -Biennal of new generation
2005
COGEDIM AWARDS
2nd prize - Première oeuvre
2004
NOUVEAUX ALBUMS DES JEUNES ARCHITECTES
Price winners - French Culture Ministry
2003
EUROPAN 7
Honorary mention - Riga, Latvia