Philippe Prost winner of the National Grand Prix for Architecture

Awarded by the Ministry of Culture, it was on the occasion of the launch of the National Architecture Days that the Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul Malak, unveiled the name of the winner of the National Grand Prix for Architecture: Philippe Prost.

Created in 1975, the Grand Prix national de l’architecture is the highest national distinction in the field of architecture. It is awarded to a firm based in France for the whole of its work

Specialised in the creation and contemporary intervention on historic buildings, the agency’s work is characterised by respect for the site, its history and its geography, by an in-depth analysis of the question posed by the programme, the choice of a constructive logic and the use of durable materials. The skills of the agency are characterised by the ability to adapt and reuse existing spaces, sometimes exceptional, sometimes simply bearers of a social memory, by respecting their characteristics and adding new spaces of great quality. At a time when the ecological transition is pushing us to review the methods of production of built spaces, the work of AAPP – Agence d’architecture Philippe Prost bears witness to the alliance between heritage and contemporary architecture.

Philippe Prost is also distinguished by his commitment to the transmission of knowledge to future architects and to architectural research.