LAN 28 Projects: Architecture and Urban Designs

The first book on the innovative Paris-based design firm LAN.

Benoît Jallon and Umberto Napolitano founded their Paris-based design firm LAN (Local Architecture Network) in 2002 to research architecture at the interface of several disciplines. This broad approach enables them to find new and unconventional solutions in response to social, urban, ecological, and functional challenges. Their designs include a vast range of typologies and functions at various scales. They have realized buildings in France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, and Slovenia, and are also pursuing projects in the Middle East and Japan.

In addition to their award-winning structures, Jallon and Napolitano have earned wide acclaim as well for their research work and the two previous books originating from it: Paris Haussmann and Napoli Super Modern. LAN—29 Projects is the firm’s first monograph, featuring twenty-nine key designs to date through photographs, model photos, drawings, and plans, supplemented by concise texts.

Benoît Jallon is a founding principal with Paris-based design firm LAN (Local Architecture Network).

Umberto Napolitano is a founding principal with Paris-based design firm LAN (Local Architecture Network). He has taught at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation in New York, the AA School of Architecture in London, and as visiting professor at TU Wien.