Dominique Perrault

Chronology

1953    Born in Clermont-Ferrand, France
1973    Enters school of architecture and attends the workshop of Martin van Treck
1978    Diploma in architecture (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris)
1979    Higher diploma in town planning (Ecole supérieure des Ponts et Chaussée, Paris)
1980    Postgraduate degree in History (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris)
1981    Opening of his office in Paris and first built work: factory Someloir in Châteaudun, France
1983    Winner of the ‘Program for New Architecture’ (PAN XII)
1984    First notable project: ESIEE (academy for engineers of electronics and electrical engineering) for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris - Marne-la-Vallée
1989    Winner of the international competition for the French National Library in Paris
1990    Completion of the Hôtel Industriel Jean-Baptiste Berlier in Paris. As its first tenant Dominique Perrault is setting up his office to build the National Library.
            The building receives the « l’Equerre d’argent» in 1990 and the «Constructa Prize» in  1992.
1992    Winner of the international competition for the Velodrome and Olympic Swimming Pool in Berlin, Germany
            Opening of an office in Berlin
1993    Great National Prize of Architecture, France
1995    Inauguration of the French National Library by François Mitterrand on March 23
1997    Mies van der Rohe Pavilion Award for European Architecture, conferred by the Foundation Mies van der Rohe and the European Parliament for the French National Library
            First direct order: factory Aplix in Cellier-sur-Loire, France, which receives the «World Architecture Award» in
            Hong Kong, first prize for best industrial building in 2001
2000    Opening of an office in Luxembourg for the extension of the Court of Justice of the European Communities
2002    Winner of the international competition for the Olympic Tennis Cente, Madrid, Spain
            Opening of the Town Hall of Innsbruck and winner of the competition for the Urban planning of Donau-City center in Vienna
2003    Winner of the international competition for the New Building of the State Academic Mariinsky Theater,
            St. Petersburg, Russia
2004    Winner of the international competition for the New EWHA Womans University Campus Center, Seoul, Korea
2006    Creation of DPA Spain
2007    New studio in the 11th arrondissement in Paris.
2008    Winner of the international competition for the San Pellegrino thermal baths, San Pellegrino, Italia.
            Inauguration of the Ewha Womans University and the Court of Justice of the European Communities
            Inauguration of the exhibition «DPA Dominique Perrault Architecture» at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
2009    Inauguration of the NH-fieramilano Hotel in Milan, Italy
            Inauguration of the Olympic Tennis Center in Madrid, Spain
            Winner of the international competition for the Sofia Secondary Center, Bulgaria
            Winner of the international competition for the development of the new district of the FSS station in Locarno,      Switzerland
            Winner of the international competition for the Albi Grand Theater, France
2010    Winner of the international competition for the Dobrée Museum, Nantes, France
            Curator of the French Pavilion, which theme is METROPOLIS?, for the 12th Venice Architecture Biennale.
            AFEX Award, for French architecture worldwide, for the Ewha Womans University project in Seoul, South Korea,
            «Grande Médaille d’or d’Architecture» from the Académie d’Architecture
            The solo exhibition of DPA will be showed at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, from 23th October to 26th December
2011    Winner of the international competition for the transformation of the former central library of the 
            Ecole  Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL, in Switzerland
            Winner for the international competition for the redevelopement of the Dufour Pavillion at the Chateau de Versailles
            Winner for the international competition for the New Longchamp Racecourse in Paris    
            Inauguration of the Arganzuela Footbrige in Madrid and the mixed use social housing building La Liberté,
            in Groningen, The Netherlands
2012    Inauguration of the Sports Palace in Rouen and the mixed use building Zac Euralille 2 in Lille, France
            Winner for the international competition for the redevelopement of La Poste du Louvre in Paris
            Member of the scientific council of the Atelier International du Grand Paris (AIGP)
            Officer of the French Legion of Honour
2013    Title of Doctor Honoris Causa confers by the Academy of Architecture and Urban planning «Ion Mincu» in Bucarest
            Appointment as Professor of Architecture at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
            Creation of DPA Geneva
            Inauguration of BI Building, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
            Winner of the international competition Zurich Vulcano, Zurich, Switzerland
            Winner of the international competition for the Hanwha Life Insurance Training Institute, Yongin, Korea
            Winner of the competition for the emblematic train station of Villejuif-Institut-Gustave-Roussy, France       
            Inauguration of the new entrance, French national Library, Paris, France
            Inauguration of the Garibaldi Station, Naples, Italy
2014    Inauguration of the Albi Grand Theater, France
            Inauguration of the 1st tower, DC Towers, Wien, Austria
2015    Lauching of DPAx research platform and the monographic exhibition Groundscape
            Elected Member of the Académie des Beaux Arts
            Inauguration of the Gallery of Piazza Garibaldi, Naples
            Praemium Imperiale award, architecture field
2016    Inauguration of the Pavillon Dufour at the Château de Versailles, France
            Publication of "Groundscape - Autres Topographies" with Editions HYX
            Conversion of 57 Metal, ex-Renault center, into the headquarters of BNP Paribas in Boulogne-Billancourt, France
            Release of the report about the future of the île de la Cité 2040 to the French President François Hollande     
2017    Inauguration of the exhibition "Mission île de la Cité, le coeur du coeur" at the Conciergerie in Paris and publication of          "Paris Ile de la Cité Mission 2040" with Norma Publishers 
            The Olympic and Paralympic Village - Paris will host the Olympic Games 2024
            Publication of "the Vertical Cty E+" related to the projectdeveloped for the new Montparnasse Tower, Paris
            Winner of Babcock la Fabrique des Cultures , with "Inventons la Metropole du Grand Paris"
            Winner of the international competition Gangnam international Transit Center with "Lightwalk", Seoul, South Korea
            Winner of the competition for the reconversion of the île du Ramier into a research center dedicated to Art - Fondation Ile du Ramier, Toulouse, France
2018    Inauguration of the New Paris Longchamp racecourse , horse-racing facility in Paris
            Exhibition "Dominique Perrault - French National Library - portrait of a project 1988 - 1998", on the occasion of the 20 year of the opening of the full National Library, in Paris
            Urban study "Yellopark" , Beaujoire Stadium District, Nantes, France
2019    Winner of the "Aerog'Art - les Invalides ", competition within the "Réinventer Paris II" program, Paris, France