Charles Lavigne (architect)
Charles Lavigne (born May 17, 1944 in Lormaye , Département Eure-et-Loir ; † June 17, 2005 ) was a French architect who specialized in bridge structures and designed many of his bridges together with Michel Virlogeux .
Life
Charles Lavigne studied architecture at the École nationale des beaux arts in Paris, where he received his diploma in January 1969. He then worked for an architecture firm in Morocco until 1971 with the planning and construction supervision of schools in Algeria .
After returning to France, he worked in Auguste Arsac's office, where he soon became responsible for bridges and civil engineering.
In 1984, Charles Lavigne founded his own architectural office, which was strengthened in 2002 by his son Thomas and shortly afterwards by Christophe Cheron, which after his death was and is continued as Sarl Architecture et Ouvrages d'art and since 2016 as Lavigne Cheron Architectes . Charles Lavigne also gave lectures at the École nationale des ponts et chaussées and at the École Spéciale des Travaux Publics .
In 2003 he became one of the presidents of the Association Française du Génie Civil.
Buildings (selection)
As an architect, Charles Lavigne designed a large number of larger bridges that earned him international renown, including the Pont de l'île de Ré , the Pont Chateaubriand over the Rance , the Pont de Normandie , the Pont de Tarascon-Beaucaire and the Pont de Térénez together with Michel Virlogeux, as well as the Ponte Vasco da Gama in Lisbon , the Pont de Ventabren for the TGV méditerrané, the Viaduc du Pays de Tulle and the Viaduc de l'Anguienne.
Web links
- Charles Lavigne résumé on the website of his architectural firm
- Charles Lavigne on Who's Who in France
- Charles Lavigne (architect). In: Structurae
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lavigne, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French bridge architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lormaye , Eure-et-Loir department |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 2005 |