Guillaume Gillet
(1912–1987) fransk arkitekt
Guillaume Gillet (France, 1912–1987) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Guillaume Gillet belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Guillaume Gillet was born in Fontaine-Chaalis and died in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. Guillaume Gillet trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris, École Massillon, and Lycée Charlemagne. The teachers included Emmanuel Pontremoli, Auguste Perret, and Alphonse Defrasse. Guillaume Gillet worked in Villa Medici, Beaux-Arts de Paris, and Paris. Guillaume Gillet became a member of Académie des beaux-arts and Académie d'architecture. The awards include Prix de Rome, general price Muteau, Commander of the National Order of Merit, and Officer of Arts and Letters. The students included Claude Vie.
The best-known works include ‘Palais des congrès de Paris’, ‘Église Notre-Dame de Royan’, ‘église Saint-Joseph-Travailleur d'Avignon’, and ‘Fleury-Mérogis Prison’. The catalogue has 3 buildings by Guillaume Gillet. The dated buildings span the years 1952–1974. The buildings are in 17th arrondissement of Paris, Fleury-Mérogis, and Tournay. According to Wikidata, buildings by Guillaume Gillet belong to the ‘Post-war modernism’ style.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Bernard Zehrfuss, Fernand Pouillon, Minoru Yamasaki, Finn Juhl, and William Wesley Peters.