In 2010 she was the first woman to receive the Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent,[1] presented to her in Paris for her Médiathèque at Oloron-Sainte-Marie.[2] The building sits on a concrete base concealing a private power station at the confluence of the town's two gaves (mountain rivers). The upper level is covered with a wooden lattice with openings that suggest the local beret and chocolate industries.[3] The jury described it as a "building with elegant sobriety, which blends perfectly into the landscape of Béarn."[2]
Known to be an organised perfectionist, Guédot works in the Mouzaïa district of the 19th arrondissement of Paris and lives in an 8th floor apartment next to the Saint-Martin canal. She has one son.[4]
