Florent Nédélec
Florent Nédélec is a French architect. He studied architecture in France and the United States and graduated with a “Diplôme d’Architecte DPLG” from the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette in Paris, France and a Master of Architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, USA. Florent Nédélec is a registered architect with “l’Ordre des architectes d’Île-de-France” in Paris, France. His projects reflect a sensibility for minimalism. Biography Prior to starting his own practice in 2007, Florent Nédélec worked with several architectural firms, including Atelier Jean Nouvel and Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP, formerly known as I.M. Pei & Partners. He later became a principal of the New York architectural firm Frank Williams & Partners Architects LLP to work on multiple high-rise buildings in New York, Dubai and Moscow. Practice Nédélec's firm has offices in Central, Hong Kong and Phuket. Projects ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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French People
The French people (french: Français) are an ethnic group and nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history, and language, identified with the country of France. The French people, especially the native speakers of langues d'oïl from northern and central France, are primarily the descendants of Gauls (including the Belgae) and Romans (or Gallo-Romans, western European Celtic and Italic peoples), as well as Germanic peoples such as the Franks, the Visigoths, the Suebi and the Burgundians who settled in Gaul from east of the Rhine after the fall of the Roman Empire, as well as various later waves of lower-level irregular migration that have continued to the present day. The Norse also settled in Normandy in the 10th century and contributed significantly to the ancestry of the Normans. Furthermore, regional ethnic minorities also exist within France that have distinct lineages, languages and cultures such as Bretons in Brittany, Occi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners is an American architecture, architectural firm based in New York City, founded in 1955 by I. M. Pei and other associates."Introduction to the Firm" Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. Retrieved September 7, 2012. The Company, firm has received numerous awards for its work."Architecture Firm Award Recipients" The American Institute of Architects. Retrieved September 6, 2012. Brandeis University. Retrieved September 5, 2012. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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21st-century French Architects
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of French Architects
The following is a chronological list of French architects. Some of their major architectural works are listed after each name. Middle Ages Étienne de Bonneuil (late 13th century) * Uppsala Cathedral, Sweden Jean de Chelles (13th century) * Notre Dame de Paris Pierre de Montreuil (c. 1200–1266) * Notre Dame de Paris * the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés * Saint Denis Basilica Matthias of Arras (?–1352) * Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague Villard de Honnecourt (14th century) – architecture plans Pierre d'Angicourt (late 13th century) * Lucera castle Pierre de Chaule (late 13th century) * Castel Nuovo Renaissance to Revolution Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau (c. 1510–c. 1585) *Important book of architectural engravings Philibert Delorme (or De L'Orme) (1510/1515–1570) * Chateau d'Anet (c.1550) – for Diane de Poitiers * Tuileries Palace (1564–1567) Pierre Lescot (1515–1578) * Louvre Palace ( Lescot Wing, 1546) – for Francis I and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Architects
The following is a list of notable architects – well-known individuals with a large body of published work or notable structures, which point to an article in the English Wikipedia. Early architects * Aa ( Middle Kingdom), Egyptian *Amenhotep, son of Hapu (14th c. BC), Egyptian *Anthemius of Tralles (c. 474 – 533–558), Greek *Apollodorus of Damascus (2nd c. AD), Damascus *Aristobulus of Cassandreia (c. 375 – 301 BC), Greek *Callicrates (mid-5th c. BC), Greek *Hermodorus of Salamis (fl. 146–102 BC), Cypriot *Hippodamus of Miletus (498–408 BC), Greek *Ictinus (fl. mid-5th c. BC), Greek *Imhotep (fl. late 27th c. BC), Egyptian *Ineni (18th Dynasty of Egypt), Egyptian *Isidore of Miletus (6th c. AD), Byzantine Greek *Marcus Agrippa (63–12 BC), Roman * Mnesicles (mid-5th c. BC), Athenian * Rabirius (1st–2nd cc. AD), Roman *Senemut ( 18th Dynasty of Egypt), Egyptian *Vitruvius (c. 80–70 BC – post–15 BC), Roman *Yu Hao (喻皓, fl 970), Chinese *Narasimhavarman ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bonham Strand
Bonham Strand (Chinese: 文咸街) is a combination of two streets in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong: Bonham Strand (文咸東街) and Bonham Strand West (文咸西街). As the name suggests, it was a strand and close to shore in the past though currently far from the seafront after several reclamations over history. This street renders the early shore line after 1842. The streets are named after Sir George Bonham, the third Governor of Hong Kong (1848–1854), who led the reconstruction effort of Sheung Wan after a fire destroyed part of it in 1851. This was the government's first large-scale reclamation and road construction project. Bonham Strand Bonham Strand (文咸東街) starts from Queen's Road Central near Cosco Tower, with several junctions with Jervois Street, Mercer Street, Hillier Street, Clevery Street, Morris Street and Wing Lok Street, then returning to another section of Queen's Road Central in Possession Point. The street is comparatively low to the surroundi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Central, Hong Kong
Central (also Central District) is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula. The area was the heart of Victoria City, although that name As the central business district of Hong Kong, it is the area where many multinational financial services corporations have their headquarters. Consulates general and consulates of many countries are also located in this area, as is Government Hill, the site of the government headquarters. The area, with its proximity to Victoria Harbour, has served as the centre of trade and financial activities from the earliest days of the British colonial era in 1841, and continues to flourish and serve as the place of administration after the handover to China in 1997. Naming The area of Chung Wan (aka Choong Wan in the past; ), named Central in English, was one of the dis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frank Williams (architect)
Frank Williams (December 14, 1936 – February 25, 2010) was an American architect who worked as a lead architect on nearly 20 buildings in Manhattan, including Trump Palace Condominiums, 515 Park Avenue, and the W Hotels in Times Square. Williams graduated from UC Berkeley in 1961, and received a master's degree from Harvard in 1965. He moved to New York City and taught at Columbia University for the next few years. He co-authored ''Urban Design Manhattan'', an influential book advocating distinctive skyscrapers and design in Manhattan. He is also the subject of ''The Architecture of Frank Williams (Architecture Today)'', published in 1997. Projects Frank Williams has designed a number of notable buildings in New York: *515 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA *The London Hotel, New York, NY, USA *W Times Square Hotel, New York, NY, USA *Trump Palace, New York, NY, USA *Four Seasons Hotel, New York, NY, USA (with I.M. Pei & Partners) * World Wide Plaza Residential Complex, New Yor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean Nouvel
Jean Nouvel (; born 12 August 1945) is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding member of ''Mars 1976'' and ''Syndicat de l'Architecture'', France’s first labor union for architects. He has obtained a number of prestigious distinctions over the course of his career, including the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (for the Institut du Monde Arabe which Nouvel designed), the Wolf Prize in Arts in 2005 and the Pritzker Prize in 2008. A number of museums and architectural centres have presented retrospectives of his work. Family and education Nouvel was born on 12 August 1945 in Fumel, France. He is the son of Renée and Roger Nouvel, who were teachers. When his father became the county's chief school superintendent, his family moved often. His parents encouraged Nouvel to study mathematics and language but when he was 16 years old he was captivated by art when a teacher taught him drawing. Although he later said he thought that hi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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École Nationale Supérieure D'architecture De Paris-La Villette
The École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette is a public tertiary school located in Paris, France. It is placed under the supervision of the ministry for the Culture and the Communication (Direction of Architecture and the Inheritance). It is one of the twenty public schools which exempt a higher education of architecture in France. The Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture (in the United States) maintains a small permanent presence at the school. People Nicolas Godin from the French electro band Air was architecture student of the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris la Villette. External linksOfficial website Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ... Paris-La Villette Buildings and structures ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Master Of Architecture
The “Master of Architecture”(M.Arch or MArch) or a “Bachelor of Architecture” is a professional degree in architecture, qualifying the graduate to move through the various stages of professional accreditation (internship, exams) that result in receiving a license. Overview The degree is earned through several possible paths of study, depending on both a particular program's construction, and the candidate's previous academic experience and degrees. M.Arch. degrees vary in kind, so they are frequently given names such as "M.Arch. I" and "M.Arch. II" to distinguish them. All M.Arch. degrees are professional degrees in architecture. There are, however, other master's degrees offered by architecture schools that are not accredited in any way. Many schools offer several possible tracks of architectural education. Including study at the bachelor's and master's level, these tracks range up to 7.5 years in duration. * One possible route is what is commonly referred to as th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |