Julien Médécin

Julien Médécin (3 November 1894 – 26 January 1986) was a Monegasque architect. He won a bronze medal in Designs for Town Planning at the 1924 Olympics in Paris for his design of the stadium for Monte Carlo in Fonteville with a cycling track, a rugby and football pitch, and a nautical basin.

Olympic medal record
Art competitions
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Town planning

Career

Julien Médécin was born on November 3, 1884 in Monaco. Both his father François and his brother Marcel were also architects.[1]

Médécin received his architecture diploma from the École des Beaux-arts in Paris in 1921. He returned home to work in Monaco and Nice in the 1930s. Médécin was a student of Gabriel Héraud and Victor Laloux; his work was primarily classified as art deco and modern architecture.[1]

In 1937, Médécin designed the Fondation de Monaco student residence, which is part of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris campus in Paris.[2][3][4] He also designed the Villa Gloriette apartment building in Monaco, which was torn down in the 1960s.[5]

Médécin joined the Société des architectes diplômés du gouvernement (S.A.D.G.) in 1944.[6]

1924 Summer Olympics

Médécin received a bronze medal for his design of the Stadium for Monte Carlo in Monaco at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7] As of 2022, he remains the only Monegasque competitor to have won an Olympic medal in any discipline; however, art competition medals are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee. As a result, Monaco, which has appeared in 32 Olympic Games as of 2021, holds the mark for the most Olympic appearances without a sporting medal.

References
  1. "Architecte : Julien Médecin". www.pss-archi.eu.
  2. "PSS / CIUP - Fondation de Monaco (Paris, France)". www.pss-archi.eu.
  3. "Fondation de Monaco EN". CIUP.
  4. "Façade principale ; Julien Médecin, architecte, 22 décembre 1932 ; AN, 20090013/352. (résidence d'étudiants dite Maison de Monaco) - Inventaire Général du Patrimoine Culturel". inventaire.iledefrance.fr.
  5. "PSS / Villa Gloriette (Monaco, Monaco)". www.pss-archi.eu.
  6. https://olympics.com/en/athletes/julien-medecin. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Julien Médécin". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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