Anne Démians


Anne Démians d'Archimbaud is a French architect who opened her first agency in 1995. In 2003, she established Architectures Anne Démians in Montreuil, near Paris. The agency has designed office buildings, a freight station, school kitchens and several residential developments.

Biography

Born in Colmar, Démians studied architecture at the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles, graduating in 1987.
Her mixed-use Quai Ouest project in the centre of Nancy has attracted considerable attention. Completed in 2015, the building with 640 oblong windows houses offices, a hotel and a number of stores.
In May 2015, Démians won the competition for renovating the ESPCI ParisTech and converting it into a major research centre. Her design includes of additional space, mainly for laboratories.
Since 1998, Démians has taught at the schools of architecture in Brittany, Paris and Berlin. In 2015, she became a member of the Académie d'architecture founded in 1953, open to those who have made major contributions to architecture and urban planning.

Selected projects

Anne Démians' recent projects include: