Marion Tournon-Branly
Marion Tournon-Branly (23 September 1924 – 15 May 2016) was a French architect. She was born in Paris to architect Paul Tournon and painter Élisabeth Branly (daughter of Edouard Branly). After studying at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, she collaborated with her father and with Auguste Perret.
Marion Tournon-Branly
Anonymous Unknown author · L'Illustration, n° 5066 du 6 avril 1940 · Public domain
- Birth Name
- Marie Tournon
- Born
- 23 September 1924
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 15 May 2016
- Awards
- member of the Académie d'architecture
- Full name
- Marie Claire Andrée Tournon.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- architect.
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris.
- Honours
- Knight of the National Order of Merit and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
- Languages
- French.
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Marion Tournon-Branly (23 September 1924 – 15 May 2016) was a French architect. She was born in Paris to architect Paul Tournon and painter Élisabeth Branly (daughter of Edouard Branly). After studying at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, she collaborated with her father and with Auguste Perret.
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She designed villas, elementary schools, buildings for the Fleury Abbey and the modern church of the Fontenelle Abbey.
Paul Tournon et Marion Tournon-Branly, Vézelay, 1956. Archives nationales (Fontainebleau), 20060041/2. Photographe inconnu
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• Birth Name — Marie Tournon • Born — 23 September 1924 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 15 May 2016 • Place of death — Paris, France • Significant Buildings — buildings for the Fleury Abbey, schools in Paris and Manosque, church of the Fontenelle Abbey • Awards — member of the Académie d'architecture
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6th arrondissement of Paris.
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