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Marion Tournon-Branly

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Marion Tournon-Branly
Born
Marie Tournon

(1924-09-23)23 September 1924
Paris, France
Died15 May 2016(2016-05-15) (aged 91)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationArchitect
Awardsmember of the Académie d'architecture
Buildingsbuildings for the Fleury Abbey, schools in Paris and Manosque, church of the Fontenelle Abbey

Marion Tournon-Branly (23 September 1924 – 15 May 2016)[1] 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.

She designed villas, elementary schools, buildings for the Fleury Abbey and the modern church of the Fontenelle Abbey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Disparition de Marion Tournon Branly Archived 2016-05-22 at archive.today (in French)
  2. ^ Le Don de l'architecture. Paul Tournon, Marion Tournon-Branly, French National Archives, Fontainebleau, 2013 (exhibition booklet)