Gilles Clément

Gilles Clément (French pronunciation: [ʒil klemɑ̃]; born at Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, France in 1943), is a French gardener, garden designer, botanist, entomologist and writer.

Gilles Clément (2015).

Gilles Clément at a conference at the National School of Architecture and Landscaping of Lille [fr].

Biography

He is the author of several concepts in the framework of landscaping of the end of the twentieth century or the beginning of the twenty-first century, including in particular, 'moving garden' (jardin en mouvement), 'planetary garden' (jardin planétaire) and 'third landscape' (tiers paysage).^[1]

He has gained attention for his design of public parks in France, such as Parc André-Citroën.^[2] In 1998, he was the recipient of France's National Landscape Prize.^[3] Since 1977 he has developed his own "moving garden" (le jardin en mouvement) at La Vallée, Creuse.

Clément designed the exhibition Environment: Approaches for Tomorrow at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in 2006.^[4]

Main achievements

• André-Citroën Park in Paris, with Allain Provost and Patrick Berger
• Jardins de l'Arche in Paris la Défense,
• Parc Henri Matisse in Euralille with Éric Berlin and Sylvain Flipo
• Valloires Garden in Argoules
• Garden of the Château de Blois
• Garden of the domaine du Rayol
• Garden of the Quai Branly museum in Paris, with Jean Nouvel
• Garden of the École normale supérieure de Lyon
• Garden of the Château de Châtenay-en-France
• Garden of the Château de Beauregard, Loire Valley