Michel Weill Explained

Michel Weill
Nationality:French
Birth Date:31 August 1914
Death Date:21 July 2001
Significant Buildings:Musée d'art moderne André-Malraux

Michel Weill (31 August 1914 – 21 July 2001) was a French architect who co-founded the Atelier LWD with Guy Lagneau and Jean Dimitrijevic, and was involved in many major projects in France and Africa.He worked with Lagneau and Dimitrijevic on the Musée-Maison de la Culture at Le Havre, a glass box surrounded by mechanical solar-control devices.[1] Another project with Lagneau and Dimitrijevic was the Hôtel de France in Conakry, Guinea, a long building flanked by a rotunda. It was built of reinforced concrete panels with aluminum shutters.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Sir Banister Fletcher's a history of architecture . 1372 . Banister Fletcher . Dan Cruickshank . Architectural Press . 1996 . 0-7506-2267-9.
  2. Hôtel de France à Conakry . L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui . January 1957 . 70 . 18–19 . 2011-03-22.