Roland Simounet
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Roland Simounet | |
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Born | 1927 Guyotville, Algeria |
Died | 1996 Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Grand Prix National d'Architecture 1977 |
Practice | Roland Simounet Architect |
Buildings | Musée Picasso, Paris, France LaM, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France Djenan el-Hassan, Algeria |
Roland Simounet (born in
Biography
Simounet studied architecture in Paris and then returned to his native Algeria where he opened an office in 1952. His first major work, the emergency cité de transit Djenan el-Hassan (1956-8), reflected his concern with the eradication of slum housing; its cellular construction, with individual vaulted roofs, echoed local vernacular architectural forms. In 1958 he was appointed to plan the new city of Thamugadi, which borders the famous Roman ruins of Timgad. After the War of Independence, Simounet moved to Paris (1963), but many of his works continued to address the problems of design for warm climates through the suitable expression of materials, massing and openings; examples include the student housing (1962–70) for the University of Tananarive, Madagascar, and a series of holiday homes in Corsica.
Simounet became one of the most prolific museum builders in France in the 1970s and 1980s. His new buildings for the
Simounet was awarded the Grand Prix National d'Architecture in 1977. Simounet died in Paris in 1996.
Bibliography
Roland Simounet a L'oeuvre: Architecture, 1951-1996 by Richard Klein, Roland Simounet, Musee d'art moderne Lille metropole,
Roland Simounet: D'une Architecture Juste by Roland Simounet Le Moniteur, 1997,
Roland Simounet: Pour Une Invention De L'espace by Roland Simounet Electa Moniteur, 1986,
References
- ^ Kumiko Soda, Soda (2001). Roland Simounet, architecte (1927-1996): oeuvres et rayonnement (Doctoral dissertation, Paris 4) (in French).