Elizabeth de Portzamparc: Leading Architects
- Elizabeth de Portzamparc: the iconic railway station o fLe Bourget, the Grand Documentary Equipment of Aubervilliers, the Musee de la Romanite in Nimes, and projects for cultural facilities, building for hotels and houses (...)
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Elizabeth de Portzamparc spent her youth there, following the Frank Schaeffer art workshop beforecoming to France to complete her studies. In France, she completed urban sociology studies (Master's Degree, then DEA, withPaul-Henri Chombart de Lawe), before orientating her professional activities towards town planning in the Paris urban districtfrom 1977 to 1980, and she taught at the Architecture School of Paris-La-Seine between 1982 and 1987. She created her ownagency in 1987.
Today, among other realisations, major architectural projects have been launched: the iconic railway station ofLe Bourget, the Grand Documentary Equipment of Aubervilliers, the Musee de la Romanite in Nimes, and projects for culturalfacilities, building for hotels and houses in France, Brazil, Morocco, China and the United States. Through her involvement withthe Grand Paris International Workshop, she is pursuing her research on the identity of places, started 30 years ago and playinga key role in the reflection and discussion on the construction of a metropolis. In the same context, she is conducting pioneeringproposals for flexible, sustainable housing, for mixed-use or prefabricated.Publisher
The Images Publishing Group
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