Alexandre Persitz

Alexandre Persitz
Born 1910
Moscow, Russia
Died 1975
Occupation Architect

Alexandre Persitz (1910-1975) was a Russian-born French Modernist architect.

Early life

Alexandre Persitz was born in 1910 in Moscow, Russia.[1] He emigrated to France as a child.[1] During World War II, he was sent to concentration camps by the Nazi invaders.[1] He survived The Holocaust.[1]

Career

The Synagogue Don Isaac Abravanel in Paris.

Persitz began his career as an architect by redesigning the port of Le Havre with Auguste Perret shortly after World War II.[1] In 1953-1956, he designed the Memorial to the Unknown Jewish Martyr on Rue Geoffroy-l'Asnier in the 4th arrondissement of Paris with Georges Goldberg.[2]

With Arthur-Georges Héaume, Persitz designed the Synagogue Don Isaac Abravanel, also known as the Synagogue de la Roquette, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris in 1962.[1] In 1964, they designed a skyscraper at 38-40 Rue des Épinettes in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.[3] In 1968, they designed two skyscrapers in the 14th arrondissement of Paris: the Le Méridien de Paris at 24-34 Rue Dareau and another building at 29 Rue de la Tombe Issoire.[4][5] In 1973, he designed Tour Nova, a skyscraper in La Garenne-Colombes.[6]

Persitz designed several skyscrapers in Puteaux with Héaume, Bernard Zehrfuss, and J. Merski: the Tour Diamant,[7] Tour Emeraude,[8] and the Résidences Bellerive.[9][10][11]

Persitz was the editor-in-chief of L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui, a French magazine about architecture, from 1949 to 1965.[1]

Death

Persitz died in 1975.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "PERSITZ, ALEXANDRE". Jewish Virtual Library. American–Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ Jarrassé, Dominique (Autumn 2001). "JEWISH HERITAGE IN FRANCE: EVALUATION OF TWENTY YEARS WORK AND PROTECTION". European Judaism: A Journal for the New Europe. 34 (2): 53. Retrieved November 4, 2016 – via JSTOR. (Registration required (help)).
  3. ↑ "38-40 Rue des Épinettes". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Le Méridien de Paris". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "29 Rue de la Tombe Issoire". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Tour Nova". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Tour Diamant". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Tour Emeraude". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Résidences Bellerive I". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Résidence Bellerive III - Tour Sud". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Résidences Bellerive III - Tour Nord". Emporis. Retrieved November 4, 2016.


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