Gérard Thurnauer

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Gérard Thurnauer (September 24, 1926 – December 22, 2014) was a French architect and a founding member of the Atelier de Montrouge, an architectural and urban planning studio.^[1]

Gérard Thurnauer
Gérard Thurnauer at the Children's Library of Clamart
Born	Paris
Died	December 22, 2014(2014-12-22) (aged 88)
Nationality	French
Alma mater	École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts
Occupation	Architect
Awards	Prix du meilleur diplôme (1952) Grand prix national de l'architecture (1981)

Biography

Gérard Thurnauer was born in Paris to a Jewish father and a pastor's daughter. At age 15, he joined the French resistance.^[1] He studied at the École des Beaux-arts de Paris and received the prix du meilleur diplôme from his alma mater alongside Pierre Riboulet and Jean-Louis Véret in 1952.^[2]

Atelier de Montrouge

In 1958, Gérard Thurnauer founded the Atelier de Montrouge with Jean Renaudie, Pierre Riboulet and Jean-Louis Véret, whom he met during his studies at the École des Beaux-arts de Paris. Together, they were awarded the 1981 Grand prix national de l'architecture by the French Ministry of Culture.^[3] The Atelier de Montrouge was dissolved the same year.^[4]