Georges Candilis
Georges Candilis (Greek: Γεώργιος Κανδύλης; Baku, Russian Empire, 29 March 1913 – Paris, 10 May 1995) was a Greek-French architect and urbanist.[1]
Life
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Trained as an architect at the National Technical University of Athens between 1931 and 1936, he moved to France in December 1945 along with many other Greek intellectuals on the Mataroa voyage.
Work
Candilis gained notoriety from a number of developments he designed with Alexis Josic and Shadrach Woods, including Le Mirail, Toulouse and Carriere Centrale in Casablanca.[1][2]
Candilis was also a founding member of Team 10.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Georges Candilis, a Team 10 member". Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Amènagement Urbain de la Ville de Casablanca | South section, Carrières centrales". Archnet. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
Further reading
- Jürgen Joedicke, Candilis, Josic, Woods, une décennie d'architecture et d'urbanisme, éd. Eyrolles, 1968.
- Pierre Granveaud, « Georges Candilis » in Dictionnaire des architectes, éd. Encyclopædia Universalis-Albin Michel, 1999, p. 166-168.
- Massimiliano Savorra, Il Mediterraneo per tutti. Georges Candilis e il turismo per il Grande Numero, in A. Maglio, F. Mangone, A. Pizza (a cura di), Immaginare il Mediterraneo. Architettura, arti, fotografia, Artstudiopaparo, Napoli 2017, pp. 235-245 – ISBN 978-88-99130480
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georges Candilis.
- Georges Candilis at archINFORM
- Bobigny HLM Low Cost Housing in Paris by Woods, Candilis & Josic (with photos and drawings)
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