Louis Miquel

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Entrance to the Quartier du Pontiffroy, Metz

Louis Charles Victor Miquel (born November 22, 1913 in Aïn-Temouchent , Algeria , † 1986 in Marseille or 1987 in Sète ) was a French architect .

Life

Louis Miquel attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Algiers between 1927 and 1933 . In 1933 he received a scholarship to study in Paris, but he did not matriculate at the Paris École des Beaux-Arts, but became a student of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in their architecture office. In 1935, he and M. Bettoli opened an architecture office in Bouffarik, Algeria , where he worked until 1942. During this time he mainly worked for the “Plan régional d'Alger”, which was supposed to improve the infrastructure in the Algiers area. In 1935 he founded the Théâtre du travail with Albert Camus . Miquel created several sets for the performances in the theater. In 1945 he also created a set for Camus' performance at the Théâtre Hébertot .

Between 1942 and 1944 he was in charge of drawing up plans for the “Musée des Arts et Traditions”. Between 1944 and 1946 he was then an architect in Paris, then until 1949 architect of the Moroccan farmers' association. As early as 1948 he had settled in Algiers as a freelance architect. During these years Miquel took part in the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne several times . In 1962 he went back to Paris and opened an architecture office there on Rue Beaurepaire.

In 1972 Miquel was director of the "Bâtiments Civils et Palais Nationaux", 1966 member of the board of directors of the "Fondation Le Corbusier", from 1968 to 1970 member of the "Conseil générale des Bâtiments de France", 1970 member of the "Commission nationale du 1%".

Miquel was married and had no children. When and where Miquel died is not clear.

plant

Miquel was heavily influenced by his time at Le Corbusier. His work determined the reconstruction in Algeria and in France after the Second World War . His most important works include the Musée Besançon, the Aéro-Habitat in the Parc de Malglaive in Algiers and the renovation and upgrading of the “Quartier du Pontiffroy” in Metz .

Awards

Building (selection)

Interior renovation of the Musée Beaux-Arts Besançon
  • 1937: Rue Banave pharmacy, Algiers
  • 1945: Participation in the reconstruction of the “Terrier” railway district in Aisne and the village of Bosquel in the Somme department
  • 1950: Villa Léonardon, Algiers
  • 1950: Coca-Cola office building , Algiers
  • 1950: Chréa holiday complex, Algeria
  • 1950–1954: "Aéro-Habitat", Parc de Malglaive, Algiers
  • 1951: Berrouaghia Girls School , Algeria
  • 1952: Perrin Pavilion, Bouzareah , Algeria
  • 1952: Villa Poncet, Algiers
  • 1953: Ben-Aknoun School
  • 1955: Villa Lehalle, near Algiers
  • 1955: Reconstruction of several buildings in Orléansville , Algeria
  • 1957–1959: Cité HLM Henri-Sellier, residential building, Algeria
  • 1960: Villa Lehalle, Algiers
  • 1961: Villa César Nima, Gordes
  • 1961–1981: redevelopment of the Quartier du Pontiffroy, Metz
  • 1962: Maison Berthier, Bièvres
  • 1967–1970: Interior renovation of the Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon
  • 1966–1974: Maison des jeunes et de la culture, Annecy
  • 1969–1976: furnishings for the Musée Dijon

literature

  • "L'Architecte Louis Miquel", Créé, June-July 1975, pp. 38-45.
  • Maurice Culot: Archives d'Architecture du XX. siècle . Mardaga, Liège, 1991, pp. 269–303 (partial publication on Google Books )

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personal data
SURNAME Miquel, Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Miquel, Louis Charles Victor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French architect
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Aïn-Temouchent , Algeria
DATE OF DEATH 1986 or 1987
Place of death Marseille or Sète