Maria Deroche

Maria Deroche
Born(1938-07-21)21 July 1938
São Paulo, Brazil
Died25 January 2023(2023-01-25) (aged 84)
NationalityFrench
EducationFaculty of Architecture and Urbanism, University of São Paulo
OccupationArchitect

Maria Deroche (21 July 1938 – 25 January 2023) was a Brazilian-born French architect.[1]

Biography

Born in São Paulo on 21 July 1938, Deroche studied at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, University of São Paulo and graduated in 1963.[2] She had studied alongside brutalist architects Paulo Mendes da Rocha and Vilanova Artigas.

Deroche moved to France in 1963 and worked for Bernard Zehrfuss and ANPAR [fr], where she was directed by Michel Andrault and Pierre Parat [fr].[3] In 1971, she joined the Atelier d'urbanisme et d'architecture [fr], where she became a partner in 1977 alongside her husband, Jean [fr].[4][5] The couple left in 1985 and co-founded the Atelier d'urbanisme et d'architecture Jean et Maria Deroche. In 1990, she signed the Appel des 250 calling for opposition to the rise of the National Front.[6]

Maria Deroche died on 25 January 2023, at the age of 84.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Deroche, Maria (1938-....)". IdRef (in French).
  2. ^ "Maria Deroche". PSS-archi.eu (in French).
  3. ^ a b "Disparition de Maria Deroche". Le Moniteur (in French). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  4. ^ "AUA". Centre Pompidou (in French).
  5. ^ Midant, Jean-Paul; Calatrava, Juan; López Jiménez, José Luís (2004). Diccionario Akal de la arquitectura del siglo XX (in Spanish). Akal Ediciones. ISBN 978-84-460-1747-9. OCLC 54773772.
  6. ^ "Appel face au fascisme, "L'appel des 250"". Fabrique de sens (in French).