Dominique Perrault
Visionary Architect and Urban Innovation Leader
About Me
Dominique Perrault has established himself as one of the world's leading architects and urban planners, currently serving as professor and director of the Underground Architecture Laboratory (SUB) at EPFL. As the recipient of the prestigious Praemium Imperiale award from Japan, his innovative approach to architecture has transformed cityscapes globally. He founded two pioneering research platforms: DPAx, which explores architecture from multidisciplinary perspectives, and DPA Lab, focusing on architectural innovation and vocabulary reinvention. His portfolio includes iconic projects such as the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Berlin's Olympic Velodrome and Swimming Pool, the European Court of Justice extension in Luxembourg, Madrid's Olympic Tennis Stadium, Seoul's EWHA Womans University, and Osaka's Fukoku Tower. Recent achievements include Vienna's DC Tower 1, Austria's tallest building, and significant heritage projects like the Château de Versailles' public entry pavilion and La Poste du Louvre's transformation. His current work includes the masterplan for the Paris 2024 Olympic Village, which he envisions not merely as temporary athlete accommodation but as a sustainable urban district that will integrate seamlessly into the Greater Paris metropolitan area