Thierry Damez-Fontaine
A dual citizen of France and the United States, Thierry Damez-Fontaine is a DPLG architect and a certified urban planner from Sciences Po Paris.
He leads major architectural and urban planning projects with significant territorial impact, while also contributing to the theoretical work of Christian de Portzamparc. In this capacity, he participates in the writing of publications and represents the architect within the Atelier International du Grand Paris.
His most emblematic projects include One57 in New York City, the offshore extension of the Principality of Monaco, the Grenoble Scientific Peninsula masterplan, “Sponge City” in Shanghai, and the extension of the Palais des Congrès at Porte Maillot in Paris.
In parallel, he teaches Architectural Theory and Practice (TPCAU) as an adjunct lecturer at the Nancy School of Architecture.
He has worked alongside Christian de Portzamparc since 2000 and has served as a Project Manager since 2007.
Main References
Urban Projects
> “Inventer Bruneseau” call for projects, Paris, with X-TU, MAD Architects, Carlo Ratti, Ramy Fischler, 2018
> Macro-lot within the ZAC Méridia in Nice: design of a block and overall urban coordination, with Aires Mateus, MAD Architects, Emmanuel Combarel, Fernandez & Serres, Comte & Vollenweider, CAB Architectes, 5+1AA, Jean-Paul Gomis, 2017
> Winning competition for the design of a “sponge city” in Shanghai: development of 10 km² in Pudong with landscape architect Florence Mercier, 2016
> Redevelopment of the station district, Divonne-les-Bains, 2015
> Development of Pointe Trivaux, Meudon-la-Forêt, 2014
> Le Grand Pari(s): international consultation on urban development and regional planning in Île-de-France, 2008
> ZAC de la Presqu’île, Grenoble, France, 2011 – ongoing
> Offshore urban development with E. de Portzamparc, F. Gehry, and R. Koolhaas, Principality of Monaco, 2007
> Riverside City Center, New York, United States, 2007–2008
> Housing / Commercial Facilities
> Extension of the Convention Center at Porte Maillot, Paris, 2018
> 130-unit housing project, Toulon, 2015
> Competition (Phase 1), restructuring of Montparnasse Station, Paris, 2013
> One57 Tower (300-meter-high tower with residences and hotel), Manhattan, New York, United States, 2005–2013
> Les Trésums: 632 housing units, hotel, and nursing home (EHPAD), Annecy, France, 2009
> Two high-rise residential buildings, Chelsea, New York, United States, 2005
> Residential building, West Village, New York, United States, 2005
> Rockrose Tower (housing and theater), New York, United States, 2002
Offices
> Jean Monnet 2 Center, building for the European Commission, Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 2010
> Galéo, Bouygues Immobilier headquarters, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, 2004–2009
> Granite Tower, Paris La Défense, France, 2001–2008
Theoretical Works / Publications
> Editorial and design team for publications by Christian de Portzamparc:
> 2017 – Portzamparc Buildings, Rizzoli, New York
> 2015 – Les dessins et les jours, l’architecture commence avec un dessin, Somogy Editions