Nationality French Died 22 December 2014 | Occupation Architect | |
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Awards Prix du meilleur diplôme (1952)
Grand prix national de l'architecture (1981) Alma mater École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts Award Grand prix national de l'architecture Similar Pierre Riboulet, Jean Renaudie, Geneviève Patte | ||
Gérard Thurnauer (September 24, 1926 – December 22, 2014) was a French architect and a founding member of the Atelier de Montrouge, an architectural and urban planning studio.
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Biography
Gérard Thurnauer was born in Paris to a Jewish father and a pastor's daughter. At age 15, he joined the French resistance. He studied at the École des Beaux-arts de Paris and received the prix du meilleur diplôme from his alma mater alongside Pierre Riboulet and Jean-Louis Véret in 1952.
Atelier de Montrouge
In 1958, Gérard Thurnauer founded the Atelier de Montrouge with Jean Renaudie, Pierre Riboulet and Jean-Louis Véret, whom he met during his studies at the École des Beaux-arts de Paris. Together, they were awarded the 1981 Grand prix national de l'architecture by the French Ministry of Culture. The Atelier de Montrouge was dissolved the same year.