Michel Mossessian

Michel Mossessian
Michel Mossessian in 2010
Born	November 11, 1959 (1959-11-11) (age 51) Paris, Île-de-France, France
Nationality	French & American
Alma mater	École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts Cooper Union School of Architecture Harvard Graduate School of Design
Awards	MIPIM AR Future Projects Award Holcim Award
Work
Practice	Mossessian & Partners
Buildings	Exchange House, London, UK Vila Olímpica, Barcelona, Spain Five Merchant Square, London, UK NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium ExxonMobil Technology Centre, Shanghai, China
Projects	Musheireb - Heart of Doha, Doha, Qatar (in progress) Place Lalla Yeddouna, Fez, Morocco (December 2013)

Michel Mossessian (born November 11, 1959) is a French architect based in London. Michel gained his diploma in architecture at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts UP N°8, Paris, where he also engaged in philosophy under Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault. His consistent design talent was recognised when he was invited to be a Villa Medicis Hors les Murs fellow at the Cooper Union School of Architecture.^[1], New York City, where he studied Advanced Design. He subsequently completed his masters in design studies at Harvard Graduate School of Design.

While working for Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill in their Chicago and London offices, Mossessian, along with his business partner, Larry Oltmanns, made a successful bid, resulting in the design of the NATO headquarters in Brussels.^[2] After the project was complete, Mossessian and Oltmanns left Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill.^[3]

Practice

In 2005, Michel Mossessian established the architectural studio of mossessian & partners, where he serves as principal architect. mossessian & partners is an award-winning international architecture practice with expertise in architecture, urban planning, masterplanning, technological innovation and research & development. Following twenty years design experience on major projects in Chicago, New York, Paris, and London, including leading the design team that won the competition for the new NATO headquarters in Brussels, Michel Mossessian chose to establish his independent practice in London to focus on the demands of complex, high density urban spaces. His first building design in London was the landmark Carmine Building, which is a 15-storey office building at Five Merchant Square. As part of the Paddington Basin Development, the building was topped off in 2009, by City of London Mayor, Boris Johnson. .^[4] As of 2010^[update]

2010 saw the completion for mossessian & partners of three buildings: 5 Merchant Square in Paddington, London; ExxonMobil Headquarters in Shanghai and a private residence in Sorede, France. The practice also completed schematic design for 9 buildings and a public square in the prestigious Heart of Doha regeneration project in Qatar, due for completion in 2013. In 2011, mossessian & partners have gone on to win two further phases of this masterplan. mossessian & partners’ most recent win is an urban renewal project in the Medina of Fes, Morocco, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Significant projects

• Musheireb development – under construction
• Carmine Building at Five Merchant Square – completed 2010
• NATO headquarters – with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
• Villa Olympica Barcelona – with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
• Broadgate – with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

Gallery

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  5 Merchant Square in Paddington Basin, London, UK.

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  5 Merchant Square (Facade) in Paddington Bassin, London, UK.

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  5 Merchant Square (Entrance) in Paddington Bassin, London, UK.

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  ExxonMobil Technology Centre, Shanghai, China.

References

Notes

1. ^ Michel Mossessian. "My Kind of Town: New York, USA". http://www.architecturetoday.co.uk/?p=6719. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
2. ^ Europe in the UK. "Michel Mossessian talks to Lucy Lethbridge". http://www.europe.org.uk/index/-/id/426/. Retrieved 15 November 2010. 
3. ^ George Hay. "Architect Quits Over Troubled NATO Project". http://www.building.co.uk/news/architect-quits-over-troubled-nato-project/3040352. Retrieved 15 November 2010. 
4. ^ e-architect. "Mayor of London tops out landmark London building in Paddington Basin". http://www.e-architect.co.uk/london/merchant_square.htm. Retrieved 15 November 2010. 

External links

• Mossessian & Partners Official Website

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Date of birth	1959
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