Jean-Michel Wilmotte (born 1948 in
Soissons) is a French architect.
Biography
Jean-Michel Wilmotte, born in Soissons in 1948, studied interior design at the
Camondo school of interior design in
Paris. Just two years after graduating, he founded his own agency in Paris in 1975. His style influenced a number of personalities, including
François Mitterrand, who asked him to design part of his private apartments in the
Elysée Palace in 1982. Soon after, the mayor of
Nîmes, Jean Bousquet, commissioned the redevelopment of the city hall and the
Museum of Fine Arts.
Jean-Michel Wilmotte earned his degree in architecture in 1993, allowing him to work on large scale and to develop the concept of "interior design of cities", while maintaining the same attention to the use of "noble materials and extreme attention to finishes" notable in his smaller scaled works.
Over the years, the agency has diversified and operates primarily in five key areas:
architecture,
interior design,
museology,
urbanism and
design. An attention to details allows Jean-Michel Wilmotte and his team to work from the smallest to the largest scale: moving from a house to a skyscraper, from a shop to a corporate headquarters, from a gallery of art to a museum, and from street furnitures to urban design.
Currently, the
Wilmotte & Associates agency has 185 employees from 40 different countries. It has now taken an international and multicultural dimension, with projects in over twenty countries around the world. The firm is established in four locations:
Paris,
Sophia-Antipolis,
London, and
Seoul.
In 2005, the Wilmotte Foundation was created to promote the urban craft through the W Prize, with the goal of helping and encouraging young architects. In 2010, according to a study by UK magazine Building Design, the agency is listed in the world ranking of the 100 largest architecture firms, holding the 73rd spot in 2011.
Under Construction
Paris (France), Palais de la Mutualité, conversion into a conference center, 13 000 m².
Cannes (France), Palais des Festivals, rehabilitation of Auditoriums, 4 000 m².
Issy-les-Moulineaux (France), École de Formation du Barreau, construction, 10 500 m².
Ceci n'est pas un parc, entretien avec Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Éditions Libel, Lyon (France), 2010
ISBN9782917659083
Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Architecture – Ecriture, Dane McDowell, Éditions Aubanel, Paris (France), 2009
ISBN9782700606898
Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Architectures à l'oeuvre, François Lamarre, Pascal Tournaire, Stéphane Paoli, Éditions Le Moniteur, Paris (France), 2008
ISBN9782281194012
Wilmotte, l'instinct architecte, Jean Grisoni, Jean-Baptiste Loubeyre, Éditions Le Passage, Paris (France), 2005
ISBN2847420819
Architecture intérieure des villes, Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Paul Virilio, Éditions du Moniteur, Paris (France), 1999
ISBN2281191044
Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Francis Rambert, Éditions du Regard, Paris (France), 1996
ISBN2841050262
Réalisations et projets, Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Éditions du Moniteur, Paris (France), 1993
ISBN2281190706
Wilmotte, Jean-Louis Pradel, Éditions Electa Moniteur, Paris (France), 1988
ISBN286653056X