Anne Démians
Anne Démians d'Archimbaud (born mid-1960s) is a French architect who opened her first agency in 1995. In 2003, she established Architectures Anne Démians in Montreuil near Paris which has designed office buildings, a freight station, school kitchens and several residential developments.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Colmar, Démians studied architecture at the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles, graduating in 1987.[3]
Her mixed-use Quai Ouest project in the centre of Nancy has attracted considerable attention. Completed in 2015, the 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft) building with 640 oblong windows houses offices, a hotel and a number of stores.[4][5]
In May 2015, Démians won the competition for renovating the ESPCI ParisTech and converting it into a major research centre. Her design includes 38,000 m2 (410,000 sq ft) of additional space, mainly for laboratories.[6]
Since 1998, Démians has taught at the schools of architecture in Brittany, Paris and Berlin.[1] In 2015, she became a member of the Académie d'architecture founded in 1953, open to those who have made major contributions to architecture and urban planning.[7]
Selected projects
Anne Démians' recent projects include:[8][9]
- 2006: Central kitchen for the Caisse des écoles, Paris, completed 2012
- 2009: Luxury housing, Batignolles, Paris
- 2010: Winner of competition for 350 housing units in Auteuil
- 2010: Winner of competition for a speculative office building in Batignolles
- 2011: Building in Nancy with housing units, student residence and shops
- 2011: Winner of restricted competition for Société Générale's head office in Fontenay-sous-Bois
- 2012: Winner of competition for three tower blocks in Strasbourg
References
- 1 2 "Anne Démians Architecte". Slash. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ "Anne Démians, architecte rêveuse" (in French). Le Moniteur. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ "Les bonnes oeuvres de Anne Demians" (in French). CyberArchi. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ Stevens, Philip (27 April 2015). "640 oblong windows define anne démians' quai ouest in nancy". designboom. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ "Quai Ouest : depuis les rives de Meurthe, un bijou veille sur Nancy" (in French). Le ourrier de l'architecte. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "Anne Démians Wins Competition to Renovate France's Nobel School". ArchDaily. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "Anne Démians fait son entrée à l'Académie d'architecture" (in French). batiactu. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "Anne Demians, a committed project manager" (PDF). Technal Spain. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "Anne Démians: liste de réalisations". Archiguide. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
Literature
- Leloup, Michèle (2011). Auteuil, ou l'architecture d'une confidence: Anne Démians, Finn Geipel, Francis Soler et Rudy Ricciotti. Archibooks + Sautereau. ISBN 978-2-35733-175-4.