2. OFFICE
Michel Bourdeau Architect President
Michel BOURDEAU has been born the 23th of November, 1955. He grew up in Marseille, then in Paris where he achieve
his studies. He join the Ecole d’Architecture du Grand-Palais (UP7) in 1974, then the Ecole d’Architecture Chevaleret-
Belleville (UP8) in 1978 where he met the Professor Henri Ciriani. He stoped his cursus to live one year in Florence
(Italy). During this period he designed his first international competition, the Trou des Halles, one of the five winner
projects. He returned the UP8 School and got his architectural graduate in january 1983, (Diplôme d’Architecte DPLG
summa cum laude distinction and congratulations of the jury) Vittorio Gregotti President of the jury. He left for New-York
to work as a senior architect for Richard Meier and Partners. He came back in Paris in 1985 and opened his own office.
He integrated the seminary of Paul Chemetov Professor at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées of Paris. He
was prize-winner of the national competitions Albums de la Jeune Architecture (1984) and Programme Architecture
Nouvelle-PAN 13 (1985) proposed by the french government to the young architects. He has been professor in several
architectural schools (Paris, Rouen, Strasbourg, Bejing, Lausanne and London). In 1993, he got one history diploma with
the Professor Jean-Louis Cohen. From 2004 untill 2008, he was architect for the NGO Oxfam in Senegal and in
Burkina Faso. In 2009, he got a BREEAM Certification Environmental Management. During the years 2011 and 2012,
his office was in charge of the construction of the French National Library Archives Nationales, design MFA Fuksas
Architect (Surface: 115 000 M2 Cost:125 Millions Euros) , French Ministry of the Culture. In 2014, his first project
"Maison B.", built in 1985, has been honored by the Label Patrimoine of the XXe siècle. In 2015, he designed
competitions in Rome and in Paris.
Diplôme d’Architecte D.P.L.G en 1983
Professor Henri CIRIANI
Ecole d’Architecture UP 7 - Paris, puis UP 8 - Paris
Mention Très Bien et Félicitations du jury
Séminaire « Histoire des territoires » en 1985
Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées – Paris
Diplôme de DEA en 1994
« Le Projet Architectural et Urbain »
Ecole d’Architecture E.A.P.B et Université Paris X
Professor Jean-Louis COHEN
Certification 2009 en Gestion BREEAM HQE
Management Environnemental BREEAM
3. DISTINCTIONS
Lauréat de la consultation internationale « Trou des
Halles » (1980)
Senior Architect « Richard Meier & Partners »
New-Yord USA (1983)
Lauréat des Allbums de la Jeune Architecture (1984)
Lauréat du PAN 13 (1985)
Mentionné au concours international du Théâtre de
Tokyo Japon ((1986)
Mentionné au concours international d’urbanisme de
Melun-Sénart (1987)
Invité pour « Florence Fiume Année de la Culture »
Florence - Italie (1987)
Salon international de l’architecture de Paris (1988)
Salon international de l’architecture de Paris (1989)
Mentionné au concours Pavillon de la France de Séville
(1990)
Salon international de l’architecture de Paris (1990)
Sélectionné pour « 40 Architectes – 40 ans » (1990)
Sélectionné pour le Centre de Conférences du Quai
Branly Paris (1991)
Exposé dans le cadre de la Biennale de Venise (1991)
Exposé dans le cadre de « Month French Culture »
Chicago USA (1992)
Salon international de l’architecture de Paris (1992)
Salon d’automne de Paris (1992)
Exposition internationale d’urbanisme d’Athènes Grèce
(1997)
Exposition internationale « La Ville en Eclats »
E.S.A - Paris (2000)
Knight of the french Ordre National du Mérite
Ministry of the Culture (2001)
Architectures à Paris Pavillon de l’Arsenal (2002)
Livre « Transmettre en Architecture » Moniteur (2003)
Exposé à MOb_LAb 1ére Biennale d’Architecture de
Rotterdam (2003)
Architectures à Paris Pavillon de l’Arsenal (2008)
Les Architectures et leur Diplôme (2012)
Ecole d’Architecture Paris-Malaquais
« Maison B. » labellisée Patrimoine du XXe siècle (2014)
4. PROJECTS
FREEVOLUMES inPARIS
This project is an experimental prototype build in Paris for the French Telecommunications Ministry.
Four white shelves protect the inhabitants of noise and polution. These shelves are open toward the
sun during all the day time. A 31 meters high canyon propose appartments organize in free volumes :
bedrooms with terrasses, kitchens with catways, cantilever living rooms. According to us, this building
is emblematic of current problems : urban pollution, need for privacy and peace of mind.
5.
6. ARCHIVES and LIBRARY . French National Library National Archives
This large program welcome the new French National Library National Archives (Surface: 115000
M2, Cost:125 Millions Euros) for the client French Ministry of the Culture. Basic design : FUKSAS
Office Roma (Italy). BOURDEAU MB/A was in charge to manage and to organize the
construction site during two years. Materials are steel, glass and aluminium.
This building represent a good balance between architectural form, technic and lightness.
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8. A GARDEN OF ECOLOGICALVOLUMES
These drawings were proposed for an international competition on a large site of
Athen (Greece). The concept of the project consist to organize one harmonius
environment made of gardens and volumes. The different types of buildings
(museum, library, exhibits halls, offices and restaurants) seem to float above
gardens between trees.
This project is a relevant theme of our architectural work. Each activitie and
function is expressed in a singular free volume : Presidential archives storage,
Museum, Research Center, Educational Center, Meditation and Sports
equipments, Healthy Dining Rooms, Presidential Suite, Offices. Footbridges walk
architectural form an air network through the trees of the gardens. A steel frame
structure support the black, white and green volumes in a way inspired by
Sullivan, Wright and Bruce Graham.
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10. MINISTRY OF FINANCE
This public equipement has been built for the French Ministry of Finance and the Budget.
