Gerard Thurnauer

Gerard Thurnauer , Architect born in 1926, is member of the Atelier of Montrouge of 1958 and 1981.

Activity of architect after the Workshop of Montrouge

Working only as from 1979, then in partnership with Antoine Aygalinc of 1989 to 2001, it carries out programs of social housing and public equipment in Paris and in Ia periphery and in particular the great program of the Northern Villette in front of the City of Sciences realized between 1986 and 1990 (residences, offices, hotels, trade, public place). It also builds in Saint-Denis of the Meeting (97) and there joins again with studies of town planning.

Responsible for the Master line of the sector of Rehabilitation and Restoration of the Gold Drop in Paris since 1984 and of overall coordination, he assumed successfully this responsibility until 1999. With the Morocco, where it returns in 1991, it produces the plan of installation of bay of Tarhazoute, in the North of Agadir (2000) including/understanding a tourist development of 20.000 beds and the reorganization of a satellite small town (10.000 inhabitants).

The studies and works carried out made the object of many publications in the specialized press and Frenchwoman and international, certain buildings being referred in guides of contemporary architecture or works of historians.

Member many jurys of contest of architecture, it will defend in that of Head Defense - Paris in 1982, the project of the Grande Arche of Spreckelsen until saving it and will ensure near the building owner a role of architect council during his realization (1986-1990).

Being interested as of his formation in the problems of the City, Gerard Thurnauer was vice-president of the association 75021 which allowed about fifteen architects, of launching in 1989 a proclamation on Large Paris. Its critical position was also noticed at the time of publications of articles in various reviews. Militant without slackening for the place of architecture in the City and his social role, his relationships to the formation and the culture, Gerard Thurnauer sat in many national authorities. Concerned of the relationship between art and architecture, it belonged to the Board of directors of the National center of the Visual arts.

Reference mark of the principal studies and achievements

1979-1980 : Consultation “Head Defense”, Paris Defense;
1980: Hotel residence of 400 beds, golf of Saint-Cyprien;
1981: Building of 17 residences, street of Valence, Paris 5th;
1980-1981: Together of 151 residences and trade, Cergy-Pontoise;
1982-1984: Building of 109 residences PLA, ZAC of the way of Croissy, Torcy (Seine-et-Marne);
1982: Buildings of residences, street of the Meeting, Paris 20th;
1983: Family crib, nursery and LCR, Cergy-Pontoise
1982: Key plan and mission of coordination, ZAC Saint-Blaise, Paris 20th;
1983-1985: Together of 37 residences PLA, street Claude Decaen, Paris 12th;
1983: Building of 63 residences, street of the Cevennes, ZAC Citroen the Cevennes, Paris 15th;
1986: Art gallery, Places Defense, Paris Defense;
1984: Together of 5 workshops of artists, street of the Meeting, Paris 20th;
1984-1985: Extension of a school complex, street of Lesseps, 75020 Paris 20th (2nd extension and reorganization in 1991-1994);
1984: Restoration and rehabilitation of the sector of the gold Drop, Paris 18th;
1984-1990: The Northern Villette, together including/understanding residences, a hotel and carparks, Park of the Villette, Paris 19th;
1986-1990: Bagnolet green zone, rehabilitation of 320 residences, construction of 70 residences, Paris 20th;
1987: Contest “villa citizen, residences and workshops, Paris 13th (noncarried out);
1987-1988: Diagram of installation of bay of Tarhazoute in the north of Agadir, Morocco;
1988, then 1991: Contest then study of the sector “Triangle of the madness”, Paris Defense (noncarried out);
1988: Mtoe and building with use of cloakrooms, ZAC Saint-Blaise, Paris 20th;
1988-1989: Gymnasium, trade and carpark, street of the Gold Drop, Paris 18th;
1989: Studies of town planning of Wood-Doves;
1990: Mission of architect council of the Grande Arche, Paris Defense;
1990: Study of town planning of the town of Sète;
1988: Mission for the National museum of Brunéi, Borneo;
1991: Installation of the Northern Point reception, and the room of the lost steps, low Place, Park of the Villette, Paris 19th;
1991-1993: Study of buildings of offices and residences, ZAC of the Bridge of Flanders, Paris 19th;
1991: Study of procedure of urban social development of the district Saint-Augustin, Nice;
1992-1995: Building of 43 residences with trade and carpark, streets of Bagnolet and the Meeting, Paris 20th;
1993-1995: Together of 67 residences PLA and carparks, ZAC Barbusse-Chandon, small island J, Gennevilliers;
1993-1995: Together of 65 residences PLS, ZAC Danton-Fauvelles, Courbevoie;
1993-1995: Together of 80 residences PLS, ZAC Banks of the Seine, Clichy;
1993-1994: Study of extension and installation of the club house, Sports association of the Golf of Etretat
1994: Contest for a whole of 114 residences PLA, ZAC the Seine left bank, Paris 13th (noncarried out);
1994-1995: Reorganization and extension of the plate médico-technique of nephrology, Hospital Necker Ill children, Paris 15th;
1994: Together of 85 residences FOLD, trade and carparks, ZAC Dupleix, Paris 15th;
1994-1995: Workshops of artists and residences, District of the Gold Drop, Street of Islettes, Paris 18th;
1995: Transformation of an office building into hotel of reintegration then into 29 residences and workshops, Paris 19th;
1996: Town-planning of the sector Beauséjour (60 hectares), Holy-Marie-of-the-Meeting;
1997: Unit Georges Brassens (65 residences LLS and 42 residences in accession), Saint-Denis;
1997: Installation of the Gallery Baker, street of the Vat, Paris 7th.

Sources

The files of Gerard Thurnuaer were given to the State and are consultable at the French Institute of Architecture.

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