Albert Laprade
Albert Laprade | |
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| Born | 29 November 1883 Buzançais, France |
| Died | 9 May 1978 (aged 94) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Known for | Palais de la Porte Dorée Prefecture of Paris Génissiat Dam |
Albert Laprade (29 November 1883 - 9 May 1978) was a French architect.
Career
Albert Laprade was born in Buzançais, Indre on 29 November 1883. He studied architecture at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in the studio of Gaston Redon and Alfred-Henri Recoura. He obtained his diploma as an architect in 1907. In 1915 he was attached to the French general residence in Morocco, where he was assistant to Henri Prost, the urban planner of Port Lyautey. He participated in construction of the native town of Casablanca and was the architect of the general residence at Rabat. In 1920 he created his own agency.
Laprade was part of the editorial board, and one of the contributors of the avant garde urban planning magazines Plans (1930-1932), then Prelude (1932-1936), with Hubert Lagardelle, Pierre Winter, Charles Trochu, Philippe Lamour, François de Pierrefeu, Le Corbusier and Marcel Martiny[1]
From 1932 to 1960 Laprade was Chief Architect of civilian buildings and national palaces. From 1932 to 1951 he was Inspector, later Inspector General, of Fine Arts. From 1942 to 1965 he was responsible for reduction of unhealthy neighborhoods of the Saint-Gervais and Saint-Paul quarters of the 4th arrondissement of Paris He inaugurated the practice of curettage in the heart of the area, which developed into the creation of safeguarded sectors, of which Laprade was a pioneer architect.
From 1944 to 1958 Laprade was Chief Architect of the Ministry of Reconstruction and development (North) and architect for the reconstruction of Le Mans. From 1945 to 1965 he was a member of the Committee on Parisian sites. From 1950 to 1962 he was consulting architect to the Schneider Electric facilities at Le Creusot. From 1955 to 1970 he was responsible for supervision of the banks of the Seine with Claude Charpentier.
Laprade was also a founding member of the Group of modern architects chaired by Frantz Jourdain, the Union of Modern Artists and then the International Union of Architects, and a member of the editorial board of the magazine L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui.
Albert Laprade died in Paris on 9 May 1978.
Works
Albert Laprade designed the Garage Citroën, rue Marbeuf in Paris (1929), but is best known for designing the Palais de la Porte Dorée (1931), which now houses the Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration. He was also the architect of the French Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, built from 1933 to 1939, three residences of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris: the Rosa Abreu de Grancher Foundation (1930-1932), the Lucien Paye Residence (1949-1951) and the House of Morocco (1949-1953), the last two in collaboration with Jean Vernon and Bruno Philippe. He designed the Prefecture of Paris on boulevard Morland (1955-1956) and the building of the Compagnie parisienne d'électricité at 76 rue de Rennes.
Léon Bazin was an associate in Laprade's firm, and helped with all the projects in the 1930s. Laprade also built many industrial works as Génissiat Dam (1939-1941) and the central of La Bâthie (1960). He participated in the rehabilitation of the Marais district of Paris.
Publications
Laprade published several collections of drawings:
- Architectures de France à travers les croquis d'Albert Laprade, Berger-Levrault, ISBN|2-7013-0409-1.
- Architectures de la Méditerranée à travers les croquis d'Albert Laprade, Berger-Levrault, ISBN|2-7013-0548-9.
- Les Rues de Paris à travers les croquis d'Albert Laprade, Berger-Levrault, ISBN|2-7013-0410-5.
- Les grands architectes François D'Orbay Architecte de Louis XIV aux éditions Vincent, Fréal & Cie avril 1960
References
Citations
- ^ Maurice Culot, Albert Laprade, Norma, Paris, 2007.
Sources
Further reading
- Maurice and Anne Lambrichs Base, Contemporary Photographs Dominique Delaunay, Albert Laprade , Ed. Norma and City of Architecture and Heritage, 2007.
- Maurice Culot et Anne Lambrichs, Photographies contemporaines de Dominique Delaunay, Albert Laprade, Éd. Norma et Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine, 2007.
- Descriptif du fonds d'archives d'Albert Laprade conservé aux Archives nationales sur la base Bora des Archives de France
- Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine : Biographie d'Albert Laprade
- Fiche de Albert Laprade sur le site de la Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine.
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