Alexandre Chemetoff (born 1950) is a French architect, urban planner and landscape artist. In 2000, he was awarded the
Grand Prix de l'urbanisme
The Grand prix de l'urbanisme is awarded for urban planning in France by the Ministry for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Planning. The prize has been awarded annually since 1989, except during the period from 1994 until 1998, when it ...
.
His approach to project development is to visit the site, walk it, and then connect it with other experiences.
Early years
Chemetoff is the son of
Paul Chemetov, winner of the
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 ...
. Born in Paris, he graduated from the
L'École Nationale Supérieure d'Horticulture in
Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, u ...
. He states his career inspirations came from visits to his father's building sites, and meeting
Michel Corajoud, a contemporary French landscape architect.
Career
Chemetoff's practice is characterized as being open and free, refusing limits and boundaries between disciplines. His considers his practice of the profession as a commitment in the world. In 1983, he founded the Bureau of Landscapes, an organization consisting of architects, landscape architects and urban planners. He established Alexander Chemetoff & Associates in 2002,
which directs, coordinates and leads the activities of various offices the includes forty people in
Gentilly,
Nantes
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, and
Nancy. He runs the business with his two partners, Hanaïzi Malika (Trustee) and Patrick Henry (architect).
His projects are coordinated with a multidisciplinary approach, combining architecture, construction, urban planning, landscape and public spaces. They include urban projects such as the creation of the city center of Boulogne-Billancourt (1996–2001), the metamorphosis of the island of Nantes (2000–2010), the plateau in Nancy (2004), and the Plaine Achille in
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Saint-Étienne is the t ...
(2009). Some of his commercial projects are the Two Banks of Nancy (2002–2008), a residential block in Paris at the corner of Rue Bichat and the Rue du Temple (2009), a garden city, ''La Rivière'', in
Blanquefort (2006), library at
Vauhallan
Vauhallan () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Inhabitants of Vauhallan are known as ''Vauhallanais''.
See also
*Communes of the Essonne department
The following is a list of the 194 communes of th ...
(2000–2002), a sports stadium in
La Courneuve
La Courneuve () is a Communes of France, commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, France. It is located from the Kilometre zero, center of Paris.
History
Inhabited since pre-Roman times, the area is thought to have been a small village up through the Midd ...
(2004–2006), and the commercial center of the Champ de March in
Angoulême
Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; oc, Engoleime) is a communes of France, commune, the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Charente Departments of France, department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern Franc ...
(2003–2007). His parks and public development can be found at Meurthe in Nancy (1989) and the Paul Mistral Park in
Grenoble
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(2004–2008). Chemetoff received international notice for his parks in
Villejuif
Villejuif () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
Name
The earliest reference to Villejuif appears in a bill signed by the Pope Callixtus II on 27 November 1119. It refers to Villa Ju ...
, and in Paris, "Jardin de Bambou" (Bamboo Garden) at the
Parc de la Villette
The Parc de la Villette is the third-largest park in Paris, in area, located at the northeastern edge of the city in the 19th arrondissement. The park houses one of the largest concentrations of cultural venues in Paris, including the Cité de ...
.
References
External links
Alexandre Chemetoff at Arch GuideAlexandre Chemetoff at Worldcat
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1950 births
Living people
20th-century French architects
21st-century French architects
French urban planners
French landscape architects
Architects from Paris