Alexandre Persitz
Alexandre Persitz | |
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Born |
Moscow, Russia | 4 June 1910
Died |
15 July 1975 65) Paris, France | (aged
Occupation | Architect |
Alexandre Persitz (4 June 1910[1] – 15 July 1975[2]) was a Russian-born French Modernist architect.
Early life
Alexandre Persitz was born in 1910 in Moscow, Russia.[3] He emigrated to France as a child.[3] During World War II, he was sent to concentration camps by the Nazi invaders.[3] He survived The Holocaust.[3]
Career
Persitz began his career as an architect by redesigning the port of Le Havre with Auguste Perret shortly after World War II.[3] In 1953-1956, he designed the Memorial to the Unknown Jewish Martyr on Rue Geoffroy-l'Asnier in the 4th arrondissement of Paris with Georges Goldberg.[4]
With Arthur-Georges Héaume, Persitz designed the Synagogue Don Isaac Abravanel, also known as the Synagogue de la Roquette, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris in 1962.[3] In 1964, they designed a skyscraper at 38-40 Rue des Épinettes in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.[5] In 1968, they designed two skyscrapers in the 14th arrondissement of Paris: the Le Méridien de Paris at 24-34 Rue Dareau and another building at 29 Rue de la Tombe Issoire.[6][7] In 1973, he designed Tour Nova, a skyscraper in La Garenne-Colombes.[8]
Persitz designed several skyscrapers in Puteaux with Héaume, Bernard Zehrfuss, and J. Merski: the Tour Diamant,[9] Tour Emeraude,[10] and the Résidences Bellerive.[11][12][13]
Persitz was the editor-in-chief of L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui, a French magazine about architecture, from 1949 to 1965.[3]
Death
Persitz died in 1975.[3]
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "PERSITZ, ALEXANDRE". Jewish Virtual Library. American–Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ Jarrassé, Dominique (Autumn 2001). "JEWISH HERITAGE IN FRANCE: EVALUATION OF TWENTY YEARS WORK AND PROTECTION". European Judaism: A Journal for the New Europe. 34 (2): 53. JSTOR 41444546.
- ↑ "38-40 Rue des Épinettes". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Le Méridien de Paris". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "29 Rue de la Tombe Issoire". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Tour Nova". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Tour Diamant". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Tour Emeraude". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Résidences Bellerive I". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Résidence Bellerive III - Tour Sud". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Résidences Bellerive III - Tour Nord". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.