Michel Mossessian

Michel Mossessian
Michel Mossessian in 2010
Born	1959 Paris, Île-de-France, France
Nationality	French
Alma mater	École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts Cooper Union School of Architecture Harvard Graduate School of Design
Occupation	Architect
Awards	MIPIM AR Future Projects Award Holcim Award
Practice	Mossessian & Partners
Buildings	Exchange House, London, UK Vila Olímpica, Barcelona, Spain Five Merchant Square, London, UK NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium ExxonMobil Technology Centre, Shanghai, China
Projects	Musheireb - Heart of Doha, Doha, Qatar (in progress) Place Lalla Yeddouna, Fez, Morocco (December 2013)

Michel Mossessian (Armenian: Միշել Մոսեսյան, born 1959) is a French architect of Armenian descent.^[1] based in London, UK.

Education

Michel Mossessian gained his diploma in architecture at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts UP N°8 in Paris, where he also engaged in philosophy under Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault. He was invited to be a Villa Medicis Hors les Murs fellow at the Cooper Union School of Architecture^[2] in New York, where he studied Advanced Design. He subsequently completed his masters in design studies at Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Career

Mossessian worked for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) as Senior Designer^[3] in their Chicago and London offices. Along with Senior partner, Larry Oltmanns, they made a successful bid resulting in the design of the new NATO headquarters in Brussels.^[4] Mossessian was made redundant in 2004 before the project was completed. Oltmanns left SOM three weeks later.^[3]

In 2005, Mossessian established the architectural studio of Mossessian & Partners, where he serves as principal architect. His first building design in London was the Carmine Building, a 15-storey office building at Five Merchant Square. As part of the Paddington Basin Development, the building was topped off in 2009, by City of London Mayor, Boris Johnson.^[5]

In 2010, Mossessian & Partners completed three buildings: 5 Merchant Square in Paddington, London; ExxonMobil Headquarters in Shanghai, China; and a private residence in Sorede, France. The practice has completed the schematic design for 26 buildings and a major public square in the prestigious Msheireb regeneration project (formerly 'Heart of Doha') in Qatar, due for completion in 2016. In 2011, mossessian & partners won an open international competition for an urban renewal project in the Medina of Fes, Morocco, a UNESCO World Heritage site, which has now received national backing and is now on site. The firm's most recent win is a project on the prestigious King's Cross regeneration site in central London.

Significant projects

• Place Lalla Yeddouna in Fes, Morocco - under construction
• Msheireb development in Doha, Qatar – under construction
• Carmine Building at 5 Merchant Square in London, UK – completed 2010
• NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium – with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
• Villa Olympica Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain – with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
• Broadgate in London, UK – with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Gallery

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  5 Merchant Square in Paddington Basin, London, UK.

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  5 Merchant Square (Facade) in Paddington Bassin, London, UK.

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  5 Merchant Square (Entrance) in Paddington Bassin, London, UK.

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  ExxonMobil Technology Centre, Shanghai, China.

References

Notes

1. "Armenian capital’s mayor meets with architect Michel Mossessian". Armenian News. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
2. Michel Mossessian. "My Kind of Town: New York, USA". Architecture Today. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
3. George Hay (2004). "Architect Quits Over Troubled NATO Project". Building. Retrieved 7 October 2014. (registration required (help)).
4. Europe in the UK. "Michel Mossessian talks to Lucy Lethbridge". Retrieved 15 November 2010.
5. e-architect. "Mayor of London tops out landmark London building in Paddington Basin". Retrieved 15 November 2010.

External links

• Mossessian & Partners Official Website