Jean-Marie Charpentier (27 April 1939 – 24 December 2010) was a French

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and

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. He founded ''Arte Charpentier'' in

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in 1969.

Biography

Jean-Marie Charpentier was born in Paris, France. Jean-Marie Charpentier graduated in urbanism at the

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in 1966, and at the

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in 1969. He taught architecture in

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for a year, before founding ''Arte Charpentier'' in Paris in 1969. Arte stands for Architecture, Research, Technique and Environment. The agency comprises four practices: urban planning & design, landscape design, architecture, interior design. In 1984, Jean-Marie Charpentier is one of the first European architects to settle in China. Jean-Marie Charpentier is the grand-nephew of composer Gustave Charpentier.

Projects

* Shanghai Grand Theatre

External links

Arte Charpentier's website

References

1939 births 2010 deaths Architects from Paris École des Beaux-Arts alumni 20th-century French architects 21st-century French architects Knights of the Legion of Honour {{France-architect-stub