Ludwik Janusz Peretz (9 January 1923 – 1 December 2022) was a Polish-born French architect.[1]

Ludwik Peretz
Église de la Nativité in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Born
Ludwik Janusz Peretz

(1923-01-09)9 January 1923
Died1 December 2022(2022-12-01) (aged 99)
NationalityFrench
EducationWarsaw University of Technology
École des beaux-arts de Lille [fr]
OccupationArchitect

Biography

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Peretz began his university studies at the Warsaw University of Technology and served in the Home Army. He was a prisoner of war from 1944 to 1945. After World War II, he emigrated to France and became a student of Marcel Favier [fr], Robert Clément [fr], and André Lys [fr] at the École des beaux-arts de Lille [fr], from where he graduated in 1955. In 1966, he became a naturalized French citizen. He worked as an architect in Roubaix and Lille, primarily working on construction of churches.[2]

Peretz died in Villeneuve-d'Ascq on 1 December 2022, at the age of 99.[3]

Main constructions

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  • École des beaux-arts (Lille, 1959–1964)
  • Église du Saint-Curé-d'Ars (Lille, 1960)[4]
  • Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité (Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 1963)[5]
  • Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité (Armentières, 1964)[6]
  • Chapelle Saint-Pierre (Lomme, 1964)[7]
  • Église Saint-Joseph (Grande-Synthe, 1965)[8]
  • Chapelle Saint-Paul (Saint-André-lez-Lille, 1965)[9]
  • Église Sainte-Bernadette (Rosendaël, 1966)[10]
  • Maison Monniez (Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 1972)
  • Maison Derville (Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 1973)
  • Immeuble (Lille, 1975)[11]
  • Maison Camus (Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 1976)
  • Maison Wallez (Mouvaux, 1979)
  • Chapelle dite Centre Romero (Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 1980)[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Ludwik Peretz". Paris Sky Scrapers (in French).
  2. ^ "Construire des églises en France dans la seconde moitié du XXe siècle. De la commande à la réalisation. Nord-Pas-de-Calais (1945-2000)" (PDF). HAL (in French).
  3. ^ "Ludwik PERETZ architecte (1923-2022)". lille.archi.fr (in French).
  4. ^ "Eglise paroissiale du Saint-Curé-d'Ars, actuellement maison de quartier du faubourg de Béthune". Ministry of Culture (in French).
  5. ^ "Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité". Ministry of Culture (in French).
  6. ^ "Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité, actuellement restaurant". Ministry of Culture (in French).
  7. ^ "Chapelle Saint-Pierre, actuellement logements". Ministry of Culture (in French).
  8. ^ "Eglise paroissiale Saint-Joseph". Ministry of Culture (in French).
  9. ^ "Chapelle Saint-Paul". Ministry of Culture (in French).
  10. ^ "Eglise paroissiale Sainte-Bernadette". Ministry of Culture (in French).
  11. ^ "107, rue de Jemmapes". Paris Sky Scrapers (in French).
  12. ^ "Chapelle dite Centre Romero". Ministry of Culture (in French).