Born on 21 December 1947, Lucan earned an in
Paris in 1972. He served as editor-in-chief of the magazine '''' from 1978 to 1988. He joined the
École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville in 1981 and taught theories on architectural composition and urban theories and doctrines in transformation of cities. He created publications on his research on criticisms, theories, and history of architecture and was the author of several books. In 1993, Lucan began his participation in town planning competitions, creating four housing buildings and a library in Paris and urban developments in
Île d'Yeu. In October 1997, he became a professor of architectural theory at the
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). From 2006 to 2008, he directed the "Architecture, ville, histoire" doctoral program at the EPFL's Faculty of Natural Environment. In 1998, he co-founded the École d’architecture de la ville & des territoires à Marne-la-Vallée, which became the
École d'Architecture Marne-la-Vallée, and taught there until 2020. Jacques Lucan died on 8 October 2023, at the age of 75. ==Works==