until 1989, at which time he switched to the . In 1961, he joined the AAU. He designed several buildings with Borja Huidobro (b. 1936,
Santiago, Chile
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Legion of Honour
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, Officer of the , and Officer of the . Chemetov was the father of landscape architect Alexandre Chemetoff, who won the in 2000. He also had two daughters Marianne – who is married to famous cinematographer Darius Khondji – and Agnès Chemetoff.
Chemetov died in Paris on 16 June 2024, at the age of 95.
New Delhi
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, India, with Borja Huidobro and in December 1982 won the Ministry of Finances competition. In 1983, Chemetov designed the public housing building at , Canal District in Courcouronnes (
Essonne
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Évreux
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History Antiquity
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Montpellier
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, with Huidobro and in 2001 designed the Arènes de Metz, with Huidobro. In 2001 he worked on the public library at
Châlons-en-Champagne
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Formerly called Châlons ...