Edmond Brion
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Edmond Brion (1885 Soissons - 1973) was a French architect active in Casablanca during the French Protectorate.
Biography[]
After World War I and after having studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the Paulin studio, Brion settled in Casablanca and worked with Auguste Cadet through the mid 1930s. While working with Cadet, Brion contributed to the project of the nouvelle ville indigène, now known as the Hubous,[1] and designed the (1931) as well as that of the .
His two major works are the (1935) located at in , and Casablanca's Bank al-Maghrib (formerly Banque d'État du Maroc) Building (1937), featuring a large hall of marble, Art Deco metalwork, and exceptional reinterpreted zeliij. He also designed the cité ouvrière indigène (1939) for the (COSUMA) and the colonial brothel quarter known as Bousbir.
- Bank al-Maghrib in Casablanca
Reinterpreted zellige.
Stairs
Staircase.
Clock.
Reinterpreted zellige close-up.
In 1930, he founded the Moroccan chapter of SADG (Société des architectes diplômés par le gouvernement).[2]
References[]
- ^ Jelidi, Charlotte (2008-07-01). "La fabrication d'une ville nouvelle sous le Protectorat français au Maroc (1912-1956): Fès-nouvelle*". Les Cahiers d'EMAM (16): 77–82. doi:10.4000/emam.292. ISSN 1969-248X.
- ^ Meffre, Gislhaine (2009-10-01). Le patrimoine architectural de Bank Al-Maghrib (in French). Le Cherche midi.
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