Joseph Auguste Émile Vaudremer
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
- 7 February 1914, Antibes
Antibes
Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It lies on the Mediterranean in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes...
) was a French architect. He won the prix de Rome
Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
and designed several public buildings in France, particularly in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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Life
Entering the École nationale supérieure des beaux-artsÉcole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
The École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts is the distinguished National School of Fine Arts in Paris, France.The École des Beaux-arts is made up of a vast complex of buildings located at 14 rue Bonaparte, between the quai Malaquais and the rue Bonaparte, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Près,...
in 1847, he apprenticed in the practice of Guillaume Abel Blouet. Winning the lauréat du premier grand of the Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
in 1854, he resided at the French Academy in Rome
French Academy in Rome
The French Academy in Rome is an Academy located in the Villa Medici, within the Villa Borghese, on the Pincio in Rome, Italy.-History:...
at the Villa Medici
Villa Medici
The Villa Medici is a mannerist villa and an architectural complex with a garden contiguous with the larger Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in Rome, Italy. The Villa Medici, founded by Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and now property of the French...
from 20 January 1855 to 31 December 1858.
He spent his career as a public architect with several prestigious posts, including Architect of the City of Paris
Architect of the City of Paris
The Architect of the City of Paris is a municipal position, responsible for the design and construction of civic projects in Paris, France....
, inspector-general of buildings, member of the Conseil supérieur for prisons and of the Conseil for collège
College
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s and lycées, diocesan architect for several départements, and finally teaching at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
The École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts is the distinguished National School of Fine Arts in Paris, France.The École des Beaux-arts is made up of a vast complex of buildings located at 14 rue Bonaparte, between the quai Malaquais and the rue Bonaparte, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Près,...
, from which he also ran his own practice. Notable among his pupils were Jacques Hermant
Jacques Hermant
Jacques-Rene Hermant was a French architect, one of the most renowned architects of fin-de-siècle Paris....
, and the Americans Louis Sullivan
Louis Sullivan
Louis Henri Sullivan was an American architect, and has been called the "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism" He is considered by many as the creator of the modern skyscraper, was an influential architect and critic of the Chicago School, was a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an...
, Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Jr.
Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Jr.
Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Jr. was a Philadelphia architect best remembered for his churches and country houses. He founded the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania , and was its first head.-Career:...
and Arthur Rotch
Arthur Rotch
Arthur Rotch was an American architect active in Boston, Massachusetts.Rotch was born in Milton, Massachusetts to Benjamin Smith Rotch and Annie Bigelow Lawrence...
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He designed several typical 19th century buildings in Paris : lycées (including the Lycée Buffon
Lycée Buffon
The lycée Buffon is a secondary school in the XVe arrondissement of Paris, bordered by boulevard Pasteur, the rue de Vaugirard and the rue de Staël. Its nearest métro station is Pasteur. Jean-Claude Durand is its current proviseur....
), churches (including Notre-Dame-d'Auteuil
Notre-Dame-d'Auteuil
Notre-Dame-d'Auteuil is a church on the Auteuil hill in the 16e arrondissement de Paris.-History:Auteuil was originally a hamlet and commune with its own parish, and it was only in 1860 that it was merged back into Paris...
, and Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge
Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge
Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge is a 19th century church in Paris, in the Petit-Montrouge quarter of the XIVe arrondissement.It was built from 1863, during Hausmann's redesign of the city, by Joseph Auguste Émile Vaudremer, the architect charged with designing the 14e arrondissement...
) and the Prison de la Santé.
In 1867 he was elected to the seventh seat of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
Académie des beaux-arts
The Académie des Beaux-Arts is a French learned society. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France.It was created in 1795 as the merger of the:* Académie de peinture et de sculpture...
, architecture section, succeeding Alphonse de Gisors
Alphonse de Gisors
Henri-Alphonse de Gisors was a 19th-century French architect. His major work is his extension of Salomon de Brosse and Jacques Lemercier's Palais du Luxembourg between 1836 and 1841 - in 1835 he added a new facade overlooking the Luxembourg Gardens, and in 1836 he extended the lateral façades...
. He is buried in the cimetière Saint-Véran at Avignon
Avignon
Avignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...
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Work
- 1861-1867 : Prison de la Santé in the 13th arrondissement of Paris
- 1865-1870 : Saint-Pierre-de-MontrougeSaint-Pierre-de-MontrougeSaint-Pierre-de-Montrouge is a 19th century church in Paris, in the Petit-Montrouge quarter of the XIVe arrondissement.It was built from 1863, during Hausmann's redesign of the city, by Joseph Auguste Émile Vaudremer, the architect charged with designing the 14e arrondissement...
in the 14th arrondissement of Paris (an inscribed MHMonument historiqueA monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
) - 1873 : primary école of the Ville de Paris, today the collège Alberto Giacometti in the 14th arrondissement of Paris
- 1873 : monument to the battle of Champigny at Champigny-sur-MarneChampigny-sur-MarneChampigny-sur-Marne is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Name:Champigny-sur-Marne was originally called simply Champigny...
(Val-de-MarneVal-de-MarneVal-de-Marne is a French department, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France region. The department is situated to the southeast of the city of Paris.- Geography :...
) - 1877-1879 : Protestant temple of Belleville, 97 rue Julien-Lacroix in the 20th arrondissement of Paris
- 1877-1892 : église Notre-Dame-d'Auteuil in the 16th arrondissement of Paris
- 1879 : Episcopal palace at BeauvaisBeauvaisBeauvais is a city approximately by highway north of central Paris, in the northern French region of Picardie. It currently has a population of over 60,000 inhabitants.- History :...
- 1882 : Villa Collin for Armand Collin (a watchmaker and friend of Vaudremer's) in FourqueuxFourqueuxFourqueux is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is a small suburb west of Paris.It is known for having a diverse community, due to the Lycée International being located in the neighboring town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.-External links:*...
(YvelinesYvelinesYvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.-History:Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on 1 January 1968 in accordance with a law passed on 10 January 1964 and a décret d'application from 26 February 1965.It gained the...
) (classed MHMonument historiqueA monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
) - 1882-1887 : boys' lycée, today the lycée ChampollionLycée ChampollionThe lycée Champollion or "Champo" is a French secondary school and higher education establishment in Grenoble, at 1 Cours La Fontaine, two steps from the place Victor Hugo. Its present director is M...
at GrenobleGrenobleGrenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère... - 1883-1886 : girls' lycée, now the lycée Michelet at MontaubanMontaubanMontauban is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse....
- 1885 : collège Guettard at ÉtampesÉtampesÉtampes is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southwest from the center of Paris . Étampes is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department....
(EssonneEssonneEssonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments.- History :...
) - 1885-1888 : boys' lycée, now the Lycée BuffonLycée BuffonThe lycée Buffon is a secondary school in the XVe arrondissement of Paris, bordered by boulevard Pasteur, the rue de Vaugirard and the rue de Staël. Its nearest métro station is Pasteur. Jean-Claude Durand is its current proviseur....
in the 15th arrondissement of Paris - 1886-1888 : former girls' lycée, today the lycée Molière in the 16th arrondissement of Paris
- 1890-1895 : Greek Orthodox church, 5-7 rue Bizet in the 16th arrondissement of Paris (inscribed MHMonument historiqueA monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
) - 1897 : flats on 27 avenue Georges-Mandel, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris (inscribed MHMonument historiqueA monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
) - 1900-1903 : Church of Saint-Antoine des Quinze-Vingts in the 12th arrondissement of Paris
External links
Notice on Vaudremer in Répertoire des architectes diocésains on the École des chartesÉcole Nationale des Chartes
The École Nationale des Chartes is a grand établissement, an elite French university-level educational institution based in Paris. It provides education and training for archivists and librarians and forms part of the University of Paris.-History:...
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