Maria Deroche
Maria Deroche (21 July 1938 – 25 January 2023) was a Brazilian-born French architect.
Maria Deroche
- Name
- Maria Deroche
- Born
- 21 July 1938
- Birthplace
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Died
- 25 January 2023
- Occupation
- Architect
- Education
- Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, University of São Paulo
- Full name
- Maria Apparecida Blumer De Salles.
- Nationality
- France.
- Languages
- French.
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• Name — Maria Deroche • Born — 21 July 1938 • Birthplace — São Paulo, Brazil • Died — 25 January 2023 • Occupation — Architect • Education — Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, University of São Paulo
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Born in São Paulo on 21 July 1938, Deroche studied at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, University of São Paulo and graduated in 1963. She had studied alongside brutalist architects Paulo Mendes da Rocha and Vilanova Artigas. Deroche moved to France in 1963 and worked for Bernard Zehrfuss and ANPAR, where she was directed by Michel Andrault and Pierre Parat. In 1971, she joined the Atelier d'urbanisme et d'architecture, where she became a partner in 1977 alongside her husband, Jean Deroche. The couple left in 1985 and co-founded the Atelier d'urbanisme et d'architecture Jean et Maria Deroche. In 1990, she signed the Appel des 250 calling for opposition to the rise of the National Front. Maria Deroche died on 25 January 2023, at the age of 84.
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- 1.Architecte / Maître d'œuvre : Maria Deroche. pss-archi.eu.
- 2.Disparition de Maria Deroche. lemoniteur.fr. 26/01/2023.
- 3.AUA. Centre Pompidou.
- 4.Diccionario Akal de la arquitectura del siglo XX. Akal Ediciones. 2004. 84-460-1747-4.
- 5.Appel face au fascisme, « L'appel des 250 ». fabriquedesens.net. 1990.
- 6.Marché couvert de Saint-Denis. Atlas de l'architecture et du patrimoine. 2022-11-06.
- 7.David Leduc. Val-de-Marne. Incendie à Orly de la maison Jean-Prouvé. actu.fr. 22/10/2019.
- 8.PSS / Résidence Max Jacob (Drancy, France). pss-archi.eu.
- 9.PSS / Centre de loisirs Gérard Philipe (Orly, France). pss-archi.eu.
- 10.🔎 Atelier d'urbanisme et d'architecture - Principales réalisations. Techno-Science.net.
- 11.Conception et Usage de l’Habitat. urbanisme-puca.gouv.fr. 3.
- 12.AUA, une architecture de l'engagement, 1960-1985. Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine. 2015.
- 13.Marie-Hélène Bacque. N°65. Saint-Denis Au fur et à mesure, revue communale d’études et de recherches. 15. 2016.
- 14.Paysage urbain. Archives municipales de Saint-Denis.
- 15.Guide architecture en France 1945-1983. 2-904833-00-5.
- 16.La ZAC Basilique de Saint-Denis, trente ans après. La Pierre d’Angle. 2021-05-25.
- 17.7 concours de logements Expositions Pavillon de l'Arsenal. pavillon-arsenal.com.
- 18.7 concours de logements Concours lancés par l'OPAC De décembre 1995 à janvier 1996. pavillon-arsenal.com.
- 19.Les vidéos de la Cité. Cité de l'architecture & du patrimoine.
- 20.État civil sur le fichier des personnes décédées en France depuis 1970
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