Pierre Meillassoux

Pierre Meillassoux was born in 1928 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne.[2] He received a degree in Architecture in 1957.[2] He became the "first assistant" of star architect Fernand Pouillon.[3]

La Castellane in Marseille, high-rise social buildings designed by Meillassoux.

He designed many high-rise buildings in Marseille.[2] He designed La Castellane in the 1960s.[2] For this, he was inspired by master architect Xavier Arsène-Henry and, to a certain extent, Oscar Niemeyer.[2] Moreover, he designed the Parc des Amandiers in the 12th arrondissement in 1961; the Nouveau Parc Verdillon in the 10th arrondissement in 1965; Clair Soleil in the 11th arrondissement in 1966; the Résidence les Borels in the 15th arrondissement in 1969.[2]

He went on to design more high-rise buildings in the 1970s. He designed L'Emérigone in the 13th arrondissement in 1970; Château Saint-Jacques in the 11th arrondissement in 1971; Beausite in the 13th arrondissement in 1972.[2] With architects Pierre Mathoulin and Jean Rozan, he designed La Bricarde in the 15th arrondissement in 1973.[2] A year later, in 1974, he designed Les Escourtines in the 11th arrondissement, also with Mathoulin.[2] That same year, he designed Le Bosquet in the 11th arrondissement.[2] Two years later, in 1976, he designed Baille Marengo in the 6th arrondissement.[2]

His plans to design high-rise buildings with Pierre Pascalet on Port-Cros and Porquerolles were rejected by other architects, including state official urbanist Serge Antoine.[4]