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Place of Birth: Rosheim, Grand Est, France
About Claude Vasconi
- Claude Vasconi (24 June 1940 - 8 December 2009) was a French architect. Vasconi was born in Rosheim, and was educated at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et de l'Industrie in Strasbourg.
- In 1964, he set up office in Paris.
- After designing two key projects as a young architect, Forum des Halles in the centre of Paris and the building of the Préfecture in Cergy-Pontoise, he became one of the most sought-after architects in France, with major projects in Montpellier, Strasbourg and Saint-Nazaire.
- He died in Paris, aged 69. Claude Vasconi has been credited as the pioneer proponent of the concept of "Angelina"-style celular steel beams.
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