Julien Médécin (3 November 1894 - 26 January 1986) was a Monegasque architect. He won a bronze medal in Designs for Town Planning at the 1924 Olympics in Paris for his design of the stadium for Monte Carlo in Fonteville with a cycling track, a rugby and football pitch, and a nautical basin.
Julien Médécin was born on November 3, 1884, in Monaco. Both his father François and his brother Marcel were also architects.[1]
Médécin received his architecture diploma from the École des Beaux-arts in Paris in 1921. He returned home to work in Monaco and Nice in the 1930s. Médécin was a student of Gabriel Héraud and Victor Laloux; his work was primarily classified as art deco and modern architecture.[1]
In 1937, Médécin designed the Fondation de Monaco student residence, which is part of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris campus in Paris.[2] [3] [4] He also designed the Villa Gloriette apartment building in Monaco, which was torn down in the 1960s.[5]
Médécin joined the Société des architectes diplômés du gouvernement (S.A.D.G.) in 1944.[6]
Médécin received a bronze medal for his design of the Stadium for Monte Carlo in Monaco at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7] As of 2022, he remains the only Monegasque competitor to have won an Olympic medal in any discipline; however, art competition medals are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee. As a result, Monaco, which has appeared in 32 Olympic Games as of 2021, holds the mark for the most Olympic appearances without a sporting medal.