Michel Mossessian
| Michel Mossessian | |
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Michel Mossessian in 2010 | |
| Born |
1959 Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater |
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards |
MIPIM AR Future Projects Award |
| Practice | Mossessian & Partners |
| Buildings |
Exchange House, London, UK |
| Projects |
Musheireb - Heart of Doha, Doha, Qatar (in progress) |
Michel Mossessian (Armenian: Միշել Մոսեսյան, born 1959) is a French architect of Armenian descent.[1] based in London, UK.
Education
Michel Mossessian gained his diploma in architecture at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts UP N°8 in Paris, where he also engaged in philosophy under Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault. He was invited to be a Villa Medicis Hors les Murs fellow at the Cooper Union School of Architecture[2] in New York, where he studied Advanced Design. He subsequently completed his masters in design studies at Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Career
Mossessian worked for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) as Senior Designer[3] in their Chicago and London offices. Along with Senior partner, Larry Oltmanns, they made a successful bid resulting in the design of the new NATO headquarters in Brussels.[4] Mossessian was made redundant in 2004 before the project was completed. Oltmanns left SOM three weeks later.[3]
In 2005, Mossessian established the architectural studio of Mossessian & Partners, where he serves as principal architect. His first building design in London was the Carmine Building, a 15-storey office building at Five Merchant Square. As part of the Paddington Basin Development, the building was topped off in 2009, by City of London Mayor, Boris Johnson.[5]
In 2010, Mossessian & Partners completed three buildings: 5 Merchant Square in Paddington, London; ExxonMobil Headquarters in Shanghai, China; and a private residence in Sorede, France. In 2011, the company won an open international competition for an urban renewal project in the Medina of Fes, Morocco,[6] which is now on site.
Significant projects
- Place Lalla Yeddouna in Fes, Morocco - under construction
- Msheireb development in Doha, Qatar – under construction
- Carmine Building at 5 Merchant Square in London, UK – completed 2010
- NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium – with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- Villa Olympica Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain – with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- Broadgate in London, UK – with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Gallery
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References
Notes
- ↑ "Armenian capital's mayor meets with architect Michel Mossessian". Armenian News. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ Michel Mossessian. "My Kind of Town: New York, USA". Architecture Today. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- 1 2 George Hay (2004). "Architect Quits Over Troubled NATO Project". Building. Retrieved 7 October 2014. (registration required (help)).
- ↑ Europe in the UK. "Michel Mossessian talks to Lucy Lethbridge". Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ↑ e-architect. "Mayor of London tops out landmark London building in Paddington Basin". Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ↑ http://www.projectcompetition-fez.com/projects_projectcompetition-fez_results_e.htm
External links
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- Mossessian & Partners Official Website
- MOSSESSIAN & PARTNERS, LONDON: MIXITY, MÉTISSAGE AND COLLABORATIONS from SPACE Magazine