Jon Andre Condoret (September 5, 1934 in Algiers, Algeria - August 8, 2010 in Fearrington Village, North Carolina) was an American architect known for his work in bringing modernist design to North Carolina.
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Education and career
Education
Condoret studied at the L'Ecole Speciale d'Architecture in Paris, where he got a BA in Architecture in 1959. In 1962, he and his wife and children fled the Algeria Revolution.
Early career
After fleeing Algeria, Condoret worked for Archie Davis from then until 1967. In 1967 he worked as Winn/Condoret Architects with partner Sumner Winn. Before finally going out on his own, Condoret worked for Don Stewart at CPAA.
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Career
After these three first jobs, Condoret designed very modern buildings in North Carolina, especially in Chapel Hill, NC and Chatham County. He was Senior Architect for Fearrington Village in Chatham County, and is responsible for a lot of the buildings there.
Death
Condoret died on August 8, 2010 in his house in Fearrington Village. His daughter is architect Arielle Schechter.
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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