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Alexandre Persitz (4 June 1910 – 15 July 1975) was a Russian Empire-born French Modernist architect.
Alexandre Persitz was born in 1910 in Moscow, Russian Empire. He emigrated to France as a child. During World War II, he was sent to concentration camps by the Nazi invaders. He survived The Holocaust.
Persitz began his career as an architect by redesigning the port of Le Havre with Auguste Perret shortly after World War II. In 1953–1956, he designed the Memorial to the Unknown Jewish Martyr on Rue Geoffroy-l'Asnier in the 4th arrondissement of Paris with Georges Goldberg.
With Arthur-Georges Héaume, Persitz designed the
Early life
Alexandre Persitz was born in 1910 in Moscow, Russian Empire. He emigrated to France as a child. During World War II, he was sent to concentration camps by the Nazi invaders. He survived The Holocaust.
Career
Persitz began his career as an architect by redesigning the port of Le Havre with Auguste Perret shortly after World War II. In 1953–1956, he designed the Memorial to the Unknown Jewish Martyr on Rue Geoffroy-l'Asnier in the 4th arrondissement of Paris with Georges Goldberg.
With Arthur-Georges Héaume, Persitz designed the Synagogue Don Isaac Abravanel
The Synagogue Don Isaac Abravanel, also known as the Synagogue de la Roquette, is a historic synagogue in the 11th arrondissement of Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,42 ...
, also known as the Synagogue de la Roquette, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris in 1962. In 1964, they designed a skyscraper at 38-40 Rue des Épinettes in the 17th arrondissement
The 17th arrondissement of Paris (''XVIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as ''le dix-septième'' (; "the seventeenth").
The arrondissement, known as Batignoll ...
of Paris. In 1968, they designed two skyscrapers in the 14th arrondissement
The 14th arrondissement of Paris ( ), officially named ''arrondissement de l'Observatoire'' (; meaning "arrondissement of the Observatory", after the Paris Observatory), is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. It is situ ...
of Paris: the Le Méridien de Paris at 24-34 Rue Dareau and another building at 29 Rue de la Tombe Issoire. In 1973, he designed Tour Nova, a skyscraper in La Garenne-Colombes.
Persitz designed several skyscrapers in Puteaux
Puteaux () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine department, from the centre of Paris. In 2016, it had a population of 44,941.
La Défense, Paris's business district hosting the ...
with Héaume, Bernard Zehrfuss, and J. Merski: the Tour Diamant
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, Tour Emeraude
Tour or Tours may refer to:
Travel
* Tourism, travel for pleasure
* Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service
* Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus
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, and the Résidences Bellerive.
Persitz was the editor-in-chief of ''L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui'', a French magazine about architecture, from 1949 to 1965.
Death
Persitz died in 1975.References
1910 births 1975 deaths Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France Nazi concentration camp survivors 20th-century French architects Modernist architects from France French magazine editors {{France-architect-stub