Françoise Fromonot (born 1958) is a French architect and architectural critic.

Françoise Fromonot
Born
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville
OccupationArchitectural Critic

Professor

Architect
HonoursChevalier des Arts et des Lettres (2020)

Born in Paris,[1] she qualified as a Architecte diplômé par le gouvernement [fr] at the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette and received a Diploma of Profound Studies in architectural and urban projects from the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville. Fromonot has taught at the University of Technology Sydney, the University of New South Wales, the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussée, Science-Po Urba (Paris). She is currently Professor of Design, History and Theory at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville[2] and adjunct professor at Rice Architecture Paris.[3]

From 1994 to 1998, she was editor at Architecture d’Aujourd’hui. From 1999 to 2003, she was co-editor-in-chief for the magazine le visiteur. She was also a founding member for the French architectural journal Criticat [fr] in 2007.[4] She has contributed to various French and international publications including AMC, Progressive Architecture, Archis, Abitare, Architectural Review, World Architecture, Arquitectura Viva and Casabella.[2]

Selected publications

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She has also published several books including:

  • Glenn Murcutt, oeuvres et projets (1995)
  • Jørn Utzon et l'Opéra de Sydney (1998), received the book prize of the Académie d'architecture
  • Sydney, histoire d’un paysage / Sydney, History of a Landscape (with Christopher Thompson), Telleri/Vilo International, Paris, 2000
  • Marc Mimram- Passerelle Solférino à Paris, Birkhäuser, Bâle & Berlin, 2001 (bilingual edition french/english)
  • Nasrine Seraji-Architecture as Territory (bilingual edition Italian/English), Libria, Melfi, 2002
  • Glenn Murcutt–1962-2002, Electa, Milan, 2002. (Gallimard, Paris, 2003 / Thames & Hudson, Londres, 2003), received the book prize of the Académie d'architecture
  • La Campagne des Halles - Les nouveaux malheurs de Paris, éditions La Fabrique, Paris, 2005
  • Yours critically: Writings on Architecture from criticat issues 1-10 (with Pierre Chabard et Valéry Didelon), criticat, 2016
  • La Comédie des Halles - Intrigue et mise en scène, La Fabrique, 2019.
  • Michel Desvigne Paysagiste - Territoires en projet / Transforming Landscapes, Birkhäuser, 2020.

References

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  1. ^ "Bibliographie : Françoise Fromonot" (in French). Librairie Eyrolles.
  2. ^ a b "Comité de rédaction". Criticat (in French).
  3. ^ "Françoise Fromonot | Architecture | Rice University". arch.rice.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  4. ^ "Françoise Fromonot". OASE Journal for Architecture.