Ali Tur
Illustration — Ali Tur in 1930. Ali Georges Tur (20 February 1889 – 26 September 1977) is a French architect. He is known for the hundreds of buildings he designed and built in Guadeloupe from 1929 to 1937 for a total amount of 72 million francs.
Ali Tur
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- Full name
- Ali Georges Tur.
- Born
- 1889. · Tunis.
- Died
- 1977. · 16th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- architect.
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Ali Tur in 1930. Ali Georges Tur (20 February 1889 – 26 September 1977) is a French architect. He is known for the hundreds of buildings he designed and built in Guadeloupe from 1929 to 1937 for a total amount of 72 million francs.
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Early life
Early life
Tur was born in Tunis (then under French protectorate). He graduated from Beaux-Arts de Paris.
Career
Career
He rebuilt much after Guadeloupe was damaged by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane.
Death
Death
He died in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Works
Works
• Hôtel de Ville, Petit-Bourg (1932) • Palace of the General Council (1935)
Identity
Identity
Ali Tur is recorded as architect.
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Life and career
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The full dated record · 9 entries
1889
Ali Tur born at Tunis.
1930
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Trois-Rivières is dated 1930.
1930
Église de l'Immaculée-Conception des Abymes is dated 1930.
1930
église Saint-André de Morne-à-l'Eau is dated 1930.
1930
Capitainerie de Pointe-à-Pitre is dated 1930.
1931
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Petit-Bourg is dated 1931.
1931
église de la Sainte-Trinité de Lamentin is dated 1931.
1931
Hôtel de Ville, Petit-Bourg is dated 1931.
1977
Ali Tur died at 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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Tunis.
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16th arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Guadeloupe - Années 30 - Ali Tur - L'Architecte d'une reconstruction. Collections E. Octobre 2021. 978-2-491-23800-1.
- 2.« Ali Tur, un architecte moderne reconstruit la Guadeloupe », conférence de Sophie Paviol, ENSAG, 19 mars 2015.
- 3.Guadeloupe - Années 30 - Ali Tur - L'Architecte d'une reconstruction. Collections E. Octobre 2021. 978-2-491-23800-1.
- 4.Fac-similé du contrat passé en 1929
- 5.Guadeloupe Années 30 - Ali Tur - L'Architecte d'une reconstruction - Edition augmentée. Collections E. oOtobre 2021. 978-2-491-23800-1.
- 6.Note descriptive de l’œuvre d’Ali Tur. Conseil régional de la Guadeloupe. 2010.
- 7.Premières pages du rapport d'expertise
- 8.Guadeloupe - Années 30 - Ali Tur - L'architecte d'une reconstruction. Collections E. Octobre 2021. 978-2-491-23800-1.
- 9.Ali Tur sur la base Mistral du Ministère de la Culture.
- 10.L'Architecte 1932
- 11.L'Architecte 1935
- 12.L'Architecte 1935
- 13.L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui 1939
- 14.Monument aux morts de Villers-Farlay, Les monuments aux morts, université de Lille, consulté le 10 mai 2021.
- 15.Ali Tur, architecte des colonies sur le site du Ministère de la Culture.
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 9
- Dominique Amouroux. Ali Tur. Nouvelles Éditions Jean-Michel Place. 2016. 978-2-85893-977-0.
- Christian Galpin. Ali Tur, architecte. Conseil général de la Guadeloupe. 1991.
- Christian Galpin. Anne Hublin. A Tradition in Transition: Ali Tur in Guadeloupe, 1929-1937. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review. 1999. 12.
- Jean-Pierre Giordani. La Guadeloupe face à son patrimoine. éditions Karthala. 1996. 978-2-86537-641-4.
- Marthe Oulié. Les Antilles filles de France : Martinique, Guadeloupe, Haïti. éditions Fasquelle. 1935.
- Sophie Paviol. Ali Tur. Infolio éditions. 2014. 978-2-88474-460-7 plume.
- Michèle Robin-Clerc. Note descriptive de l’œuvre d’Ali Tur. Conseil régional de la Guadeloupe. 2010.
- Michèle Robin-Clerc. Guadeloupe, années 30. Somogy. 2015. 978-2-7572-0962-2.
- Michèle Robin Clerc. Guadeloupe, années 30. Collections E. Octobre 2021. 978-2-4912-3800-1.
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