Françoise Fromonot
Françoise Fromonot (born 1958) is a French architect and architectural critic.
Françoise Fromonot | |
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Born | |
Nationality | French |
Education | École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville |
Occupation | Architectural Critic
Professor Architect |
Honours | Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (2020) |
Born in Paris,[1] she qualified as a Architecte diplômé par le gouvernement at the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette and received a Diploma of Profound Studies in architectural and urban projects from the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville. Fromonot has taught at the University of Technology Sydney, the University of New South Wales, Rice University in Paris, the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussée, Science-Po Urba (Paris). She is currently Professor of Design, History and Theory at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville.[2]
From 1994 to 1998, she was editor at Architecture d’Aujourd’hui. From 1999 to 2003, she was co-editor-in-chief for the magazine le visiteur. She was also a founding member for the French architectural journal Criticat in 2007.[3] She has contributed to various French and international publications including AMC, Progressive Architecture, Archis, Abitare, Architectural Review, World Architecture, Arquitectura Viva and Casabella.[2]
Selected publications
She has also published several books including:
- Glenn Murcutt, oeuvres et projets (1995)
- Jørn Utzon et l'Opéra de Sydney (1998), received the book prize of the Académie d'architecture
- Sydney, histoire d’un paysage / Sydney, History of a Landscape (with Christopher Thompson), Telleri/Vilo International, Paris, 2000
- Marc Mimram- Passerelle Solférino à Paris, Birkhäuser, Bâle & Berlin, 2001 (bilingual edition french/english)
- Nasrine Seraji-Architecture as Territory (bilingual edition Italian/English), Libria, Melfi, 2002
- Glenn Murcutt–1962-2002, Electa, Milan, 2002. (Gallimard, Paris, 2003 / Thames & Hudson, Londres, 2003), received the book prize of the Académie d'architecture
- La Campagne des Halles - Les nouveaux malheurs de Paris, éditions La Fabrique, Paris, 2005
- Yours critically: Writings on Architecture from criticat issues 1-10 (with Pierre Chabard et Valéry Didelon), criticat, 2016
- La Comédie des Halles - Intrigue et mise en scène, La Fabrique, 2019.
- Michel Desvigne Paysagiste - Territoires en projet / Transforming Landscapes, Birkhäuser, 2020.
References
- "Bibliographie : Françoise Fromonot" (in French). Librairie Eyrolles.
- "Comité de rédaction". Criticat (in French).
- "Françoise Fromonot". OASE Journal for Architecture.