30 MAC /An Adaptive Reuse Project in Princeton, New Jersey
In its choice for the prestigious 2021 Pritzker Prize the jury chose Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, vocal advocates for the reuse of existing structures. As quoted in John Dixon’s piece about this year’s honorees (officeinsight April 5th, 2021) Lacaton states eloquently, “Transformation is the opportunity to do more and better with what already exists. Demolishing is a waste of many things – a waste of energy, a waste of materials, and a waste of history. For us, it is an act of violence.” I love that through their whole career(s) they have never demolished a building just to replace it with a new one. 30 Mac is an adaptive reuse project in Princeton, New Jersey, that has recently been awarded LEED for Homes Gold certification. It is located at – you guessed it – 30 MacLean Street and it’s a great example of how smaller scale projects can have …
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