Xavier Arsène-Henry | |
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Born | 10 May 1919 |
Died | 19 June 2009
Paris,
Île-de-France, France | (aged 90)
Occupation(s) | Architect, urban planner |
Xavier Arsène-Henry (10 May 1919 – 19 June 2009) was a French modernist architect and urban planner. He designed many tall residential buildings on the outskirts of French cities.
Xavier Arsène-Henry was born on 10 May 1919 in Bordeaux, France. [1] [2]
He was a proponent of modern architecture.
In 1960, he designed a church, Église Saint Jean-Marie Vianney, located at 1 Place Mozart on the boulevard du Président-Wilson in Reims. [3] That same year, he designed three residential tall buildings in Reims: the Tour Berlioz, the Tour Bach, and the Tour Beethoven. [3] He designed similar residential tall buildings in Montereau-Fault-Yonne a year later, in 1961. [4] [5]
He designed the Tour Chartis, also known as the Tour AIG, in Courbevoie in 1967. [6] A year later, in 1968, he designed the Centrale à béton in Ivry-sur-Seine. [7] That same year, he designed the masterplans of Bordeaux-Lac on the outskirts of his hometown of Bordeaux. [8]
He designed La Rouvière , a neighbourhood on the southern outskirts of Marseille, in 1969. [3] Four years later, in 1973, he designed the offices of the Corsican subsidiary of BNP Paribas at 475 Avenue du Prado in Marseille. [3]
He designed two buildings in Puteaux: Le Galion in 1982 and Le Minerve in 1984. [3]
He was a professor at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. [1] He was the recipient of the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome. [4]
He died on 19 June 2009 in Paris. [2]
Xavier Arsène-Henry | |
---|---|
Born | 10 May 1919 |
Died | 19 June 2009
Paris,
Île-de-France, France | (aged 90)
Occupation(s) | Architect, urban planner |
Xavier Arsène-Henry (10 May 1919 – 19 June 2009) was a French modernist architect and urban planner. He designed many tall residential buildings on the outskirts of French cities.
Xavier Arsène-Henry was born on 10 May 1919 in Bordeaux, France. [1] [2]
He was a proponent of modern architecture.
In 1960, he designed a church, Église Saint Jean-Marie Vianney, located at 1 Place Mozart on the boulevard du Président-Wilson in Reims. [3] That same year, he designed three residential tall buildings in Reims: the Tour Berlioz, the Tour Bach, and the Tour Beethoven. [3] He designed similar residential tall buildings in Montereau-Fault-Yonne a year later, in 1961. [4] [5]
He designed the Tour Chartis, also known as the Tour AIG, in Courbevoie in 1967. [6] A year later, in 1968, he designed the Centrale à béton in Ivry-sur-Seine. [7] That same year, he designed the masterplans of Bordeaux-Lac on the outskirts of his hometown of Bordeaux. [8]
He designed La Rouvière , a neighbourhood on the southern outskirts of Marseille, in 1969. [3] Four years later, in 1973, he designed the offices of the Corsican subsidiary of BNP Paribas at 475 Avenue du Prado in Marseille. [3]
He designed two buildings in Puteaux: Le Galion in 1982 and Le Minerve in 1984. [3]
He was a professor at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. [1] He was the recipient of the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome. [4]
He died on 19 June 2009 in Paris. [2]