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Grand Prix National De L'architecture
The Grand prix national de l'architecture ("Grand National Prize of Architecture") is a French prize awarded by a jury of twenty persons under the chairmanship of the Ministry of Culture to an architect, or an architectural firm, for recognition of an outstanding contribution to architecture. Established in 1975 and relaunched in 2004, it is the highest French award in architecture. It comes with a monetary prize of 10,000 euros. Winners The prize has been awarded to: * 1975 - Jean Willerval * 1976 - Roger Taillibert * 1977 - Paul Andreu; Roland Simounet * 1978 - Jean Renaudie * 1979 - Claude Parent * 1980 - Paul Chemetov * 1981 - Atelier de Montrouge ( Gérard Thurnauer, Pierre Riboulet and Jean-Louis Véret) * 1982 - Claude Vasconi * 1983 - Henri Ciriani * 1984 - Edmond Lay * 1985 - Michel Andrault and Pierre Parat * 1986 - Adrien Fainsilber * 1987 - Jean Nouvel * 1988 - (not awarded) * 1989 - André Wogenscky; Henri Gaudin (prize refused by the winner) * 1990 - Francis S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Culture (France)
The Ministry of Culture (french: Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the . Its goal is to maintain the French identity through the promotion and protection of the arts (visual, plastic, theatrical, musical, dance, architectural, literary, televisual and cinematographic) on national soil and abroad. Its budget is mainly dedicated to the management of the (six national sites and hundred decentralised storage facilities) and the regional (culture centres). Its main office is in the in the 1st arrondissement of Paris on the . It is headed by the Minister of Culture, a cabinet member. The current officeholder has been since 20 May 2022. History Deriving from the Italian and Burgundian courts of the Renaissance, the notion that the state had a key role to play in the sponsoring of artistic production and that the arts were linked to national prestige was found in France from at least the 16th century on. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérard Thurnauer
Gérard Thurnauer (September 24, 1926 – December 22, 2014) was a French architect and a founding member of the Atelier de Montrouge, an architectural and urban planning studio. Biography Gérard Thurnauer was born in Paris to a Jewish father and a pastor's daughter. At age 15, he joined the French resistance. He studied at the École des Beaux-arts de Paris and received the ''prix du meilleur diplôme'' from his alma mater alongside Pierre Riboulet and Jean-Louis Véret in 1952. Atelier de Montrouge In 1958, Gérard Thurnauer founded the Atelier de Montrouge with Jean Renaudie, Pierre Riboulet and Jean-Louis Véret, whom he met during his studies at the École des Beaux-arts de Paris. Together, they were awarded the 1981 ''Grand prix national de l'architecture The Grand prix national de l'architecture ("Grand National Prize of Architecture") is a French prize awarded by a jury of twenty persons under the chairmanship of the Ministry of Culture to an architect, or an arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrien Fainsilber
Adrien Fainsilber (15 June 1932 – 11 February 2023) was a French architect and urbanist. Biography Born in Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache on 15 June 1932, Fainsilber graduated from the Beaux-Arts de Paris in 1960 and subsequently worked for Hideo Sasaki in Watertown, Massachusetts. Upon his return to France, he became director of studies at the and participated in the first . In 1970, Fainsilber founded his own architectural agency in Villetaneuse after winning a competition alongside Högna Sigurðardóttir. He carried out numerous projects, including the Centre Benjamin Franklin and the Villetaneuse campus of the University of Technology of Compiègne, as well as the Centre hospitalier d’Évry and different buildings of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. In 1980, he was selected for a competition at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, then for one at La Géode. In 1992, Fainsilber founded a , of which he was the sole manager and partner. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 In Architecture
The year 1986 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events *March 15 – Hotel New World disaster: The six-story Lian Yak Building (1971) in Singapore, housing the Hotel New World, collapses in less than a minute due to structural failure, perhaps caused by a gas explosion, trapping 50 people and killing 33. *''undated'' **Construction work begins on Park Pobedy (Moscow Metro), Park Pobedy station in the Moscow Metro. **schmidt hammer lassen architects founded in Aarhus, Denmark. Buildings and structures Buildings opened *January 17 – The Buenos Aires Argentina Temple is dedicated by Thomas S. Monson. *May 11 – The Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, in Barranquilla, Colombia. *July 29 – Glasgow Sheriff Court Building in Glasgow, Scotland, formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. *September 14 – Museum Ludwig and Kölner Philharmonie in Cologne, Germany, designed by Peter Busmann and Godfrid Haberer. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Parat
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Abbé Pierre, Henri Marie Joseph Grouès (1912–2007), French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Andrault
Michel Andrault (17 December 1926 – 5 April 2020) was a French architect. Biography Andrault was the son of a salesman and a seamstress. He was bedridden for two years due to tuberculosis. He entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. After graduating in 1955, Andrault joined his fellow student, Pierre Parat, in business in 1957. The pair won a competition for the construction of the Basilica Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Lacrime in Siracusa in Sicily. The controversial and modern design gained them notoriety, and they were contacted by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations for the construction of housing, working with Bouygues. Together, they built 19,000 dwellings, favoring pyramid shapes. The housing was constructed in Évry, Villepinte, Champs-sur-Marne, Plaisir, Couulommiers, and others. They built the headquarters of Havas in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the AGF headquarters in Madrid, the AccorHotels Arena in Bercy, the Tour Totem in Paris, and the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 In Architecture
The year 1985 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events *The Inman Report is released, with major implications for the architecture of United States embassies. *International architectural firm Aedas is established by Keith Griffiths in Hong Kong as Hackett and Griffiths. Buildings and structures Buildings opened *January 15 – The Tashkent Tower in Tashkent, Uzbekistan begins operation after six years construction. *March 2 – Columbia Center (formerly the Bank of America Tower) in Seattle, Washington, United States. *June 4 – Farø Bridges, Denmark. *July – The DLI 63 Building in Seoul, South Korea. *August 10 – St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, designed by Aldo Spirito, is consecrated by the Pope. *September 7 – The first concert is held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. Buildings completed *November 18 – HSBC Headquarters Building in Hong Kong. *Central State Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Lay
Edmond is a given name related to Edmund. Persons named Edmond include: * Edmond Canaple (1797–1876), French politician * Edmond Chehade (born 1993), Lebanese footballer * Edmond Conn (1914–1998), American farmer, businessman, and politician * Edmond de Goncourt (1822–1892), French writer * Edmond Etling (before 1909–1940), French designer, manufacturer * Edmond Halley (1656–1742), English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist * Edmond Haxhinasto (born 1966), Albanian politician * Edmond Maire (1931–2017), French labor union leader * Edmond Rostand * Edmond James de Rothschild * Edmond O'Brien * Edmond Panariti * Edmond Robinson *Edmond Tarverdyan, controversial figure in MMA In fiction * Edmond Dantès, The main character in 'The Count of Monte Cristo' by Alexandre Dumas. * Edmond Elephant, a character from Peppa Pig * Edmond Honda, a character from the ''Street Fighter'' series * Edmond, a character from Rock-A-Doodle * Edmond, a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 In Architecture
The year 1984 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * May 30 – The Prince of Wales (now Charles III), in a speech to the Royal Institute of British Architects denounces the proposed modernist Hampton Extension to the National Gallery in London designed by Peter Ahrends as "a hideous carbuncle on the face of an elegant and much-loved friend", declaring his reactionary views on architecture for the first time. * KieranTimberlake architecture firm established in Philadelphia. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * April 11 – PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. * May 5 – Dayabumi Complex, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. * July 20 – Kielce Bus Station, Poland, designed by Edward Modrzejewski. * August 8 – Kylesku Bridge, Scotland, UK. * November 18 – Lloyd's building in London, designed by Richard Rogers. * December 1 – Oxford Ice Rink in England, designed by Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners with Ove Arup & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Ciriani
Henri (Enrique) Ciriani (born 1936) is a Peruvian architect and teacher. Ciriani was born and worked in Lima, Peru before moving to Paris in 1964. He has worked on modernist experimental living projects in the 1960s and 1970s, such as the San Felipe housing complex in Lima, Peru, i http://arquitecturaperuana.blogspot.com/2009/06/entrevista-enrique-ciriani-peru-21 (Entry retrieved Feb. 10, 2012) and in 1980 on the Noisy II housing plan for |
1983 In Architecture
The year 1983 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * April 19 – Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex, Caracas, Venezuela, designed by Tomás Lugo Marcano, Jesús Sandoval and Dietrich Kunckel completed. * May 1 – Church of the Holy Mother of God (Aleppo), Syria. * October 15 – The Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. * October 21 – The Burrell Collection Building in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, designed by Barry Gasson. Buildings completed * The Conoco-Phillips Building in Anchorage, Alaska. * The Alma-Ata Tower in Almaty, Kazakhstan. * Western Canadian Place in Calgary, Alberta * Henningsvær Bridges, Norway. * Wells Fargo Bank Plaza in Houston, Texas. * Williams Tower/ Transco Tower in Houston, Texas. * ARCO Tower in Dallas, Texas. * The Mellon Bank Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. * Trump Tower in New York City. * One Cleveland Center in Cleveland, Ohio. * Manulife Place in Edmonton, Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Vasconi
Claude Vasconi (24 June 1940 - 8 December 2009) was a French architect. Vasconi was born in Rosheim, and was educated at the ''Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et de l'Industrie'' in Strasbourg. In 1964, he set up office in Paris. After designing two key projects as a young architect, Forum des Halles in the centre of Paris and the building of the Préfecture in Cergy-Pontoise, he became one of the most sought-after architects in France, with major projects in Montpellier, Strasbourg and Saint-Nazaire. He died in Paris, aged 69. Claude Vasconi has been credited as the pioneer proponent of the concept of "Angelina"-style cellular steel beams. Selected works * 2008 Library in Genk, Belgium * 2007 ''Nouvel Hôpital Civil'' (hospital) in Strasbourg * 2002 ''Palais de Justice'' (courthouse) in Grenoble * 2002 ''L'Onde'' Cultural Centre in Vélizy-Villacoublay * 2001 ''Grand Bateau'' office building in Düsseldorf, Germany * 1995-1998 Grand Ballon observatory, on top of the Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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