Hector Guimard
(1867–1942) fransk arkitekt
Hector Guimard (France, 1867–1942) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Hector Guimard belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Hector Guimard was born in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon and died in Manhattan. Hector Guimard trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris, École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, and Lycée Michelet, Vanves. The teachers included Eugène Train, Charles Genuys, and Gustave Raulin. Hector Guimard worked in Paris. Wikidata associates Hector Guimard with Art Nouveau. Hector Guimard was awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour.
The best-known works include ‘Château d'Orgeval’, ‘Hôtel Guimard’, ‘Castel Béranger’, and ‘Paris Métro entrances by Hector Guimard’. The works belong mainly to the genre public art. The catalogue has 4 buildings by Hector Guimard. The dated buildings span the years 1890–1914. The buildings are in Auteuil, 1st arrondissement of Paris, and Paris fjärde arrondissement. According to Wikidata, buildings by Hector Guimard belong to the ‘Art Nouveau’ style.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Henry de Groux, Robert Hermann Sterl, Helena Unierzyska, David Ossipovitch Widhopff, and Eva Watson-Schütze.