José R. Oubrerie (9 November 1932 – 9 March 2024) was a French architect, educator, and author. He was a protégé of

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Education

Oubrerie studied painting at the École des Beaux-Arts (1946–51) in Nantes, and architecture at the

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(ENSBA), (1955-58/ 1966–68) in Paris, France. In 1970, Oubrerie was registered in the ''Ordre des Architectes,'' Paris, France, and an

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honorary member.

Projects

Oubrerie entered Le Corbusier`s studio at 35 rue de Sèvres in Paris at the age of 25 and worked from 1957 to 1965 on the Maison du Brésil, the Zurichhorn, the Hôpital de Venise and Firminy-Vert. *

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, Zurich, Switzerland; 1963–1967 with Le Corbusier, G. Jullian, et al. * Église Saint-Pierre with

; 1960–70, 1970–78, 2003–06 * Miller House, Lexington, Kentucky * French Cultural Center, Damascus, Syria, with Kirkor Kalayciyan and engineer Jean Jacques Couvert, 1988

Academic career

Oubrerie was professor

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at Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture at

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, having held the position of chair of the architecture department (1991–97) and professor of architecture. Oubrerie is also a visiting professor at the School of Architecture at the

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. From 1987 to 1991, Oubrerie was dean at

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, formerly College of Architecture, in

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, where he also taught as a professor of architecture (1980–81, 1983–4). Previously, Oubrerie taught architectural design as assistant professor at

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(1985–87),

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Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (1985–87), and Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of

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(1974) in New York City, as well as

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(1981–83) and Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts (1974–84), Paris.

Death

Oubrerie died in

on 9 March 2024, at the age of 91.

Awards and honours

* 2002 Lumley Research Award, The College of Engineering, Ohio State University

Exhibitions

* 2007/ 2008, L'Eglise Saint-Pierre de Firminy-Vert. John Hartell Gallery, AAP,

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;

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, Ohio State University

Publications

*"L'Oriente di Jeanneret", Parametro, 1986,143, G. Gresleri, L. Benevolo, G. Trebbi, P. L. Cervellati, L. M. Colli, I. Zannier, C. de Seta, J. Oubrerie, E. Masi, K. Frampton, pp. 1–1, 6–64 *Oubrerie, José, 2015, Architecture With And Without Le Corbusier: Jose Oubrerie Architect. Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers,

References

External links

*
''Le Corbusier's last apprentice, José Oubrerie, 1932–2024-''
In: "World-Architects Magazine", 2024-03-13 * Paul Clarke
''Drawing Conversations: Letters to Clients - Le Corbusier & José Oubrerie.''
In: "Drawing Matter", 2022-10-26 1932 births 2024 deaths 20th-century French architects Architects from Nantes Ohio State University faculty {{france-architect-stub