2025 VERSAILLES SATORY
Infrastructure and landscape associated for new trails in the West Satory urban project, with a respectful conservation of the natural landscape, maintening the biodiversity heritage.
2025 PARSONS,THE NEW SCHOOL
March 6, Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours has reviewed students at Parsons, The New School/ design studio of Professor Brian McGrath
Professor of Urban Design
The design subject was a landscape project in the Appalachian Mountains / The Town of the lakes in the Putman Valley
2025 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
March 3, Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours has reviewed students at Columbia University/ design studio of Professor Galia Solomonoff
Director of Housing Lab
Professor of Architecture Practice
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
The design subject was the Tracey towers designed by Paul Rudolph
2025 EPFL
Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours at the EPFL (Lausanne) in the MAS urbanism program : "Density, Architecture and Territory " the 10th January 2025.
2025 HOUSING
PDAA in association with KBB ( London) won a competition in Gif-sur-Yvette - FR ( Plateau de Saclay) for 95 dwellings.
2024 NEW ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN MUSEUM - HELSINKI
The project for a new museum proposed a transgressive approach of a public building as an urban project. The relation to the see informed the museum concept of this structure open to this beautiful landscape. Inside a wood structure give the identity of the Architecture and Design Museum with an ambitious sustainable strategy.
2024 ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE
On April 4, Kenneth Frampton was a guest for a round table discussion about his life as a critc, historian and professor, with Nathalie Regnier Kagan, Marc Bedarida, Pascal Hofstein Marie-Helêne Contal and Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours.
2024 BATIGNOLLES - NANTES
In the East of Nantes, a new urban project is going on : The Batignolles project - 420 dwellings, offices , renovation of the Fressynet industrial fabrics for cultural activity and training school.
2023 PRANLAS-DESCOURS - Depth of the Landscape
January 2023,
Jovis verlag ( Berlin) publish a monograph of Pranlas-Descours works with essays by Kenneth Frampton and Aslhey Simone (272 pages - https://www.amazon.fr/Depth-Landscape-Jean-Pierre-Pranlas-Descours/dp/3868597204)
"Throughout history, the relationship between landscape and architecture has formed the basis of culture and the development of human settlements. The unfolding of a site, its transformation through the construction of buildings or of entire cities, translates into this basic idea: that history extends geography. In recent decades, generic architecture has increasingly homogenized the appearance of different territories, resulting in a profoundly different understanding of nature and landscape. Within his work, French architect and urban planner Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours continuously articulates the relationship between landscape and architecture. This book traces his line of thought by reflecting on 16 projects and their specific conditions." Jovis verlag
2022 ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE
Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours is nominated as a new member of the Academy of Architecture. During this event, he paid tribute to Sir Richard Rogers.
2022 HIGH SCHOOL - CONFIGNON
PDDA designed a High School in Confignon, Switzerland, with sports facilties, classrooms, library, laboratories and offices constructed in wood structure as well as the facades, with a low enregy design.
2022. OFFICE BUILDING- CADIZ
PDAA designed an office buiding in Cadiz, Spain. The project was extremely attentive to the archeological history of the site. The building developped a high sustainable concept with a wood structure and an exemplary low carbon strategy.
2022 RHD
The Rives de la Haute Deûle development zone in Lille is awarded of the main Eco-Quartier CERTIFICATION from the Ministry of Ecology.
As Emmanuelle Borne wrote in Architecture d’Aujourd’hui
( AA July 2019):
“The RHD joint development zone, West of Lille which has been undergoing a transformation for twenty years, is doubtless one of the very few to deserve the name of eco-district. This former industrial site has become a district entirely based on an open hydraulic network. Leading the urban masterplan, Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours drafted specifications which do not only define volumes but also compose with the landscape and favor one material,clay with a variety of nuances depending on the buildings.”
2022 BALTIMORE
PDDA designed a project of 600 apartments in Poppleton district - Baltimore. The project used wood structure with a low carbon strategy.
2021 HOLCIM AWARDS GOLD
Asia Pacific for the Agrarian Enrichment project in Yuzhong - China by PRANLAS-DESCOURS architect in collaboration with the CSTB
The Holcim Awards jury Asia Pacific highly commended the way in which the proposal offers a sensible and thoughtful alternative to current Chinese policies toward rural urbanization. The project suggests a territorial operation that, as opposed to the more mainstream demolition practices, very elegantly densifies and strengthens the existing rural fabric and co-located agricultural parcels, and brings new opportunities for farming communities. The intervention becomes a particularly well-balanced and contextualized model for an environmental, social and economic sustainable development of rural areas in China and beyond.
https://www.holcimfoundation.org/awards/6th-cycle
2021 UIA RIO DE JANEIRO
Lecture by Jean Pierre Pranlas-Descours with Cristina Garcez ( CSTB) : Sustainibility for the people , the Yuzhong project - China
2020 MIES VAN DER ROHE AWARD 2022
The Chambre de Métiers et de l’Artisanat des Hauts-De-France in Lille is nominated for the Mies Van der Rohe Prize 2022.
2020 D'ARCHITECTURES PRIZE
The Chambre de Métiers et de l’Artisanat Hauts-De-France by Kaan architect and Pranlas-Descours architect in Lille is awarded of the Architectural Prize 2020 of the D'A Review
2021 Dezeen
Pranlas-Descours AA is selected for the Dezeen Awards 2021 in the catogory : Architect of the year
2020 EXE
EXE review n°41, dedicates 15 pages to the “Chambre des Métiers” building, Lille
2020 Pessac
Pranlas-Descours AA win a competiton in Pessac (FR) for 130 dwellings and an hotel
2020 S-ARCH PRIZE
The International Jury of the S-ARCH -( Toyo Ito, Dietmar Eberle, Kengo Kuma, Kraft, Sou Fujimoto etc.) has selected the Chambre des Métiers et de l'Artisanat as the winner for the BEST PUBLIC BUILDING 2020.
https://www.s-arch.net/page-2
2020
Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours at the Belfast Queen's University ( Northen Ireland - GB) : " The depth of the landscape", - the 3nd of February 2020 - ( see Office - JPPD)
2019
Issue of HINGE magazine n°278 ( Hong-Konk) dedicates 4 pages to the Black Diamond office building, Lille
2019 The “Chambre des Métiers”
project is nominated at the “Equerre d’Argent Prize “(AMC/ Le Moniteur magazines) for the best project of the year.
2019 Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours, in partnership with the CSTB
(and the Chinese CSUS organization) propose a master-plan for a new urban development for the City of Tianjin : a sustainable and bio-diversity project on a 10 km2 terrain with 3,5 mil m2 – 2 nd November 2019
2019 Issue of D'architecture review
, dedicates 10 pages for the Kaan and Pranlas-Descours project for the “Chambre des Métiers” building, Lille
2019 Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours, in partnership with the CSTB (and the Chinese CSUS organization)
propose a master-plan for a new urban development for the City of Yuzong : an integrated project of old villages , agriculture, new urban development and a river park on a 10 km2 terrain with 4 mil m2 – 28nd October 2019
2019 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture (CC- New-York)
“Architecture and Landscape”– 24nd October 2019
2019 Issue of AMC magazine N°280
, dedicates 6 pages to Kaan and Pranlas-Descours project for the “Chambre des Métiers” building , Lille
2019 Issue of D'architecture review N°274
, dedicates 2 pages to the 9 patio dwellings project in the Alpes Mountains, Seyssins
2019 Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours is visiting professor at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture (City College – New-York)
for the fall semester 2019
2019 Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours, in partnership with the CSTB (and the Chinese CSUS organization) propose a master-plan for a new urban development for the City of Kaili
: an integrated landscape project of a new urban development and a river park on 12 km2 terrain with 2 mil. m2 – 22nd August 2019
2019 Issue of D'architecture review N°272
, dedicates 24 pages to the Rives de la Haute Deûle Urban Project and the Black Diamond office building, Lille
2019 The Black Diamond project won the ADC Award for the best mixed-use building of the year.
2019 At the beginning of the year, the first part of the Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat in Lille
will open. The project integrates: Offices, Cooking School, Amphitheater, Hairdressing Academy and Laboratories.
2018
METROLITAIN GREEN SQUARE - EURALILLE
Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours , in partnership with Vilogia, Kaufman and Broard, Groupe IRD and Michel Desvigne propose "Metropolitain Green Square" close to Euralille territory : a sustainable and ecologic project of 90000 m2 with Housings, Business School , Offices, Art Gallery and Commercial Facilities. Metropolitain Green Square was considered as the most amazing project associated landscape and densification.
2018 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours at National School of Architecture of Nancy
: «Architecture for European Density» / Architecture(s), Newwealth for Europe of the Regions, on November 29, 2018.
2018 Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours is awarded German Design Award 2019
with a special mention for the residential building in Seyssins.
2018 The residential building in Seyssins
is selected for the German Design Award 2019.
2018 The church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande
will be inaugurated the 11th of february. This Alvaro Siza s project has been realised in partnership with our office.
2017 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours at the "Forum des Projets Urbains" in Paris.
"Leaving in the Landscape, the Versailles Satory's project" 620 acres / 550 000 m²
2017 Students workshop in New York :
The New School and the National Architecture School of Paris-Malaquais Prof. Sandra Arndt / Prof. Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours
2017 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours at the Brittany School of Architecture - Rennes
"Architecture and Territory" - 22nd March 2017
2017 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas- Descours at the University of Liège
" Project for the Rives de la Haute Deûle/ Lille" - 8th March 2017
2016 Issue of the book « Density, Architecture and Territory,
5 European Stories » published by Jovis ( Berlin- DE) . The book was created through the support of the French Ministery of Housing and Sustainable Development.
2016 PDAA on the competition for the Sibelco Quarrie project in Heerlen (NL)
- Organisation : Iba-Parkstad PDAA architect is, among the tree teams (Gross Max, AWP), aim to propose a strategy of urban and landscape transformation for a territory of 370 acres.
2016 PDAA on the competition for the extension of the Mali Museum in Lima ( Peru).
The project aim to propose a new wing of 6500 sqm , near the XIX° century building of the Museum.
2016 The structure of the Guild Association Building (Lille, FR)
is now achieved. The building will be completed at the end of the first semester 2017.
2016 Three circles around Alvaro Siza
Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours is invited to take part of a panel discussion on the influence of the Porto's school in France with Laurent Beaudoin, Nuno Grande, Hervé Beaudoin, Bernard Desmoulins. Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris - 06.09-2016
2015 PDAA wins the international urban competition for Satory area in Versailles
(5000 housings, public facilities, 200000m² office buildings and parks)
2015 On Friday May 25th, the first stone laying ceremony for Guild Association Building
will be held in EurArtisanat in Lille.
2015 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours "Density, Architecture and Territory",
ETH Singapore, Future Cities Laboratory
2014 - Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours "New visions of sustaibable territories",
Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussée (Master AMUR).
2014 - Issue of the AMC magazine N°237,
dedicates 4 pages to Pranlas-Descours project for the office building in Lille, RHD district.
2014 - Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours "Urban sustainable projects", Parsons, The New School (SCE), in New York CIty.
2014 - Issue of the Place Publique magazine
dedicates a special booiklet of 64 pages on the Bottière-Chênaie Urban Project in Nantes.
2014 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours "Project for the Rive de la Haute Deûle" - Forum Project City - Lille.
2014 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours "Density as model of sustainable development" - Ministère du Logement, de l’Égalité des Territoires et de la Ruralité - Paris.
2014 Venice Biennale : Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours is invited to take part of a panel discussion on Paul Clemence and Robert Landon's book : BUILDING PICTURES,
Architecture and the Poetics of Space-Time, with Fred Bernstein (NY Times), Guilherme Amorozo (Casa Vogue Brazil) and Martino Pietropoli (architect). IED / Palazzo Franchetti - 5.30 pm, Wednesday June 4th, 2014
2014 Pranlas-Descours Architect & Associates, with Kaan Architecten (team leader) and EGM Architecten,
has been invited for the new hospital's competition in Nantes, a projet of 300 000 m² (550 mil euros).
2013 “The 17 housings in Pantin”
is published in the review D’A no.220
2012 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours – “Architecture for the territory” –
in Burgau Architectural Day
2012 Exhibition “Architecture, Situations”,
2012 Honor Medaille for Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours, the French Academy of Architecture
2012 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours – “Architettura come situazione urbana” - at Faculty of Architecture of Genoa in Italy
2012 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours – “projects / situations” - at Faculty of Architecture, Seville in Spain
2012 Exhibition “Architecture, Situations”, AEDES Galerie – Berlin, Germany
2012 AMC, “New Housings model”
2012 The entrance Pavilion of the Cemetery is published, AMC, “Cimitery in new urban design”
2011 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours – “Urban and landscape projects” - at Cité de l’Architecture, Metropolis in Marseille
2011 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours – “Housings” - at Batimat Exhibition
2011 Robert Auzelle Prize for the urban design project for the Bottière Chenaie Nantes
2011 Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours’s video on www.archicool.fr, “Projects on the exhibition, Galerie de l’Architecture in Paris”
2011 “Un architecte lumineux” by Frédéric Edelmann, Le Monde
2011 Exhibition “Architecture, Situations”,
2011 Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours is a member of the jury for the EUROPAN COMPETITION 2011
2011 “PRANLAS-DESCOURS, Architecture Situations”,
with introduction by Kenneth Frampton, is published by Ante Prima
2011 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours – “Urban project for the renovation of the historical city of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges”
– at Ecole de la Ville et des Territoires Marne la Vallée in France
2011 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours – “Sustainable urban project in Nantes” -
at Congress hall in Nantes
2011 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours – “projects in the Great Paris” – at TU Delft
2010 Urban Design Prize, for the Rives de la Haute Deûle District – Lille – le Moniteur review
2010 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours – “Housing in urban sustainable development” – at Architectural Center of Genevra in Switzerland
2010 Séquences Bois Structures no. 78 : “Atelier des Compagnons du Devoir à Nantes”
2010 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours – “Urban projects in France” – at University of Curitiba in Brazil
2010 A+U, 10/2010, “25 Dwellings / Montreuil-sous-Bois”
2010 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours – “Sustainable urban development in France” – at International Symposium – UNESCO in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
2009 The Urban Housing Handbook, Eric Firley, Caroline Stahl, edition Wiley
“The interrupted spatial sequence of Faubourg architecture : appartements and studios in rue Charonne in Paris”
2009 The Urban Housing Handbook, Eric Firley, Caroline Stahl, edition Wiley
2009 The 64 housing units project is published in the review D’A no.182, “logement en coeur d’îlot, Montreuil-sous-Bois”
2009 The Technical School is published in the review D’A no.188, “Ecole Atelier à Nantes”
2009 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranlas-Descours – “Housing in historical city center”
- at Ecole d’Architecture de Bordeaux in France
2019 Lecture by Jean-Pierre Pranals-Descours – “Territory and landscape in progress”
– at Architectural Center of Genevra in Switzerland