Maurice Novarina

Maurice Novarina (28 June 1907 – 28 September 2002) was a French architect;[1] born in Thonon-les-Bains, in Haute-Savoie, he died in the town of his birth.

He is known for having designed the church of Notre-Dame de Toute Grâce du Plateau d'Assy.[2] He was a student of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, and later became an engineer of public works. Elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1979, he was succeeded by Aymeric Zublena in 2008.[1][3]

In 2007 the water towers of Alençon, which he designed in 1964 were labelled as Architecture contemporaine remarquable.[4]

Novarina had two sons: Patrice Novarina became an architect, while Valère Novarina is a writer.

References

  1. ^ a b "Maurice Novarina". Academie des beaux-arts (in French). 6 June 1979. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  2. ^ McGarry, J. G. (1954). "Round the Reviews". The Furrow. 5 (10): 635. ISSN 0016-3120. JSTOR 27656537. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  3. ^ "L'architecte Aymeric Zublena succède à Maurice Novarina à l'Académie des Beaux-Arts" [Architect Aymeric Zublena succeeds Maurice Novarina at the Academy of Fine Arts]. Connaissance des Arts (in French). 17 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Château d'eau à Alençon - ACR0000867". Monumentum.
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