Manuelle Gautrand: Espace Citroën, Champs-Élysées, Paris
Manuelle Gautrand (born 1961) is a French architect.[1]
Biography
After setting up her own firm in Lyon in 1991, Gautrand moved to Paris in 1993. She has completed projects of various types from housing and office buildings to cultural and leisure developments. Her C42 Citroën showroom on the Champs-Élysées brought her international recognition. In 2008, she converted the Gaîté-Lyrique Theatre into a centre for modern music and digital arts and received a commission for the AVA Tower at La Défense. Internationally, she has designed a car showroom in Cairo and has recently taken part in the competition for the new Munch Museum in Oslo.[2]
AVA Tower, La Défense, Paris (construction began 2010)
Recognition
In 2010, Gautrand became a chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur. In 2005, she was elected a member of the French Académie d'architecture.[1] In 2002, she was awarded the Academy's Silver Medal.[3] In 2017 and 2018, she was a Prix Versailles World Judge.[4]
Gautrand, Manuelle, and Sophie Roulet. 2007. “Does Architecture Have a Gender?: Manuelle Gautrand.” A10: New European Architecture, no. 16 (July): 18–20.
“Manuelle Gautrand - Architecture.” Accessed October 25, 2021. http://manuelle-gautrand.com/.
World Architecture Community. “Manuelle Gautrand Wins the 2017 European Prize for Architecture.” Accessed October 25, 2021. https://worldarchitecture.org/architecture-news/cvgec/manuelle-gautrand-wins-the-2017-european-prize-for-architecture.html.