Émile José Fettweis
Émile-José Fettweis (4 July 1927 – 29 June 2021) was a Belgian architect, urbanist, and researcher.
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Émile José Fettweis
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- Name
- Émile-José Fettweis
- Born
- 4 July 1927
- Birthplace
- Verviers, Belgium
- Died
- 29 June 2021
- Occupation
- Architect Urbanist
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Education
- École supérieure des arts Saint-Luc de Liège
- Honours
- Officer of the Order of the Crown
- Languages
- French
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• Name — Émile-José Fettweis • Born — 4 July 1927 • Birthplace — Verviers, Belgium • Died — 29 June 2021 • Place of death — Verviers, Belgium • Occupation — Architect Urbanist
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Émile José Fettweis (1927 – 2021) is described as an architect in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Biography
Biography
Fettweis was born in Verviers to a textile worker. He obtained his architectural diploma in 1952 in Liège. He then taught at the Institut Saint-Luc, from where he had just graduated, and taught there for 43 years. Other than his teaching career, he worked as an architect and held an independent practice in Verviers from 1964 to 1987. He then founded a private company, BVBA Atelier E.J. Fettweis and Partners. Throughout his life, he remained humble with no desire to gain attention from the general public. However, he was vocal in his opposition to the construction of a motorway through Verviers in the late 20th Century. Émile-José Fettweis died in Verviers on 29 June 2021 at the age of 93.
Architectural work
Architectural work
• Maison Gillissen (Beyne-Heusay, 1954) • Maison Lecat (Verviers, 1967) • Chapelle Sainte Catherine de Sienne (Astenet, 1968) • Bâtiment de Chimie et Physique appliquées – Louvain-la-Neuve (1974) • Maison communautaire Sainte Catherine de Sienne (Astenet, 1980) • Siège de la Société Générale de Banque (Beyne-Heusay, 1982)
Origins and background
Origins and background
On origins, the institutional record states the following. Émile José Fettweis died in 2021 at Verviers. It is also recorded that émile José Fettweis was born in 1927 at Verviers.
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Émile José Fettweis was born in 1927 in Verviers and died in 2021 in Verviers.
Emile José Fettweis photo prise en juillet 2019
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Awards
• Prix Debouny (1952) • Prix Van de Ven (1956) • Prix du Bois de la Province de Liège (1958) • Premier lauréat au concours organisé pour la Maison de la Culture d'Eupen (1966) • Officer of the Order of the Crown
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- 1.Décès de l'architecte Émile-José Fettweis. lavenir.net. 30 juin 2021.
- 2.Émile-José FETTWEIS († 29/06/2021). lavenir.net.
- 3.Emile-José Fettweis architecte. Groupe d'ateliers de recherche, École Supérieure des Arts de la Ville de Liège. 2019.
- 4.Pierre Loze. Parcours d'un architecte. Emile-José Fettweis : Regards sur le parcours d'un architecte. Liège. Groupe d'ateliers de recherche. 1998. 25-34.
- 5.Emile-José Fettweis. Parcours et réflexions à propos de mon périple architectural. Emile-José Fettweis : Regards sur le parcours d'un architecte. Liège. Groupe d'ateliers de recherche. 1998. 71.
- 6.Emile-José Fettweis. Vivre en région wallone à Limbourg au bord de l'eau. Cahiers de l'Urbanisme. 13-14. Liège. Mardaga Editeur. 1996.
- 7.Roger Hagelstein. L'approche urbanistique dans l'oeuvre et l'enseignement de E.-J. Fettweis. Emile-José Fettweis : Regards sur le parcours d'un architecte. Liège. Groupe d'ateliers de recherche. 1998. 41-51.
- 8.The Modern language of Architecture. Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1981.
- 9.Freddy Derwahl. Emile-José Fettweis et André Blank : la Chapelle des deux amis. Emile-José Fettweis : Regards sur le parcours d'un architecte. Liège. Groupe d'ateliers de recherche. 1998. 67-68.
- 10.Albert Moxhet. Emile-José Fettweis : l'intégration des arts. Emile-José Fettweis : Regards sur le parcours d'un architecte. Liège. Groupe d'ateliers de recherche. 1998. 61-66.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 9
- Aloys Beguin, "Émile-José Fettweis architecte.", Liège, Groupe d'ateliers de recherche, École Supérieure des Arts de la Ville de Liège, « Archidoc », 2019,
- Pierre Loze, « Parcours d'un architecte. », Emile-José Fettweis : Regards sur le parcours d'un architecte, Liège, Groupe d'ateliers de recherche, 1998,
- Émile-José Fettweis, « Parcours et réflexions à propos de mon périple architectural. », Émile-José Fettweis : Regards sur le parcours d'un architecte, Liège, Groupe d'ateliers de recherche, 1998,
- Émile-José Fettweis, « Vivre en région wallonne à Limbourg au bord de l'eau. », Cahiers de l'Urbanisme, Liège, Mardaga Éditeur, , 1996
- Roger Hagelstein, « L'approche urbanistique dans l'œuvre et l'enseignement de E.-J. Fettweis. », Émile-José Fettweis : Regards sur le parcours d'un architecte, Liège, Groupe d'ateliers de recherche, 1998,
- Bruno Zevi, "The modern language of architecture", New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981
- Freddy Derwahl, « Émile-José Fettweis et André Blank : la Chapelle des deux amis. », Émile-José Fettweis : Regards sur le parcours d'un architecte, Liège, Groupe d'ateliers de recherche, 1998,
- Albert Moxhet, « Émile-José Fettweis : l'intégration des arts. », Émile-José Fettweis : Regards sur le parcours d'un architecte, Liège, Groupe d'ateliers de recherche, 1998,
- Christopher Bouts et Sylvain Lange, "Émile-José Fettweis architecte", film documentaire, Liège, Groupe d'ateliers de recherche, coll. "Archidoc", 2019.
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