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Dominique Alba is an architect and urban planner . She worked for 18 years in a variety of private practices, followed by 20 years in the service of the Parisian and greater Parisian community.
She began her career in 1982 with the Jean Nouvel & Gilbert Lezenes agency before leaving for the Congo to co-lead a rural development program. In 1983, she won an international competition entitled «Structures and concepts of tomorrow’s cities» organized by the International Federation of Town Planners (IFTPL).
She then worked for two years with the Ecole des Mines de Paris on «sustainable development and
mining development» in Africa and Latin America.
In 1986, associated with Philippe Roux architect, the agency develops projects in Ile de France, Rennes and Hérouville Saint-Clair. In 1994, the agency was mentioned at the prize for the first work with a business incubator. Dominique Alba teaches at the Ecole de Mines d’Ales and at the Ecole d’Architecture de Bretagne.
She joined Bertrand Delanöe at the end of 2000 and gave up her private practice. From March 2001 to May 2003, she was adviser for the Mayor of Paris in charge of architecture, public space and urban renewal.
In May 2003, she became the general manager of the Pavillon de l’Arsenal, an information, documentation and exhibition center for architecture and urban planning in Paris and the Paris metropolitan area.
From September 2008 to January 2012, she was the deputy director of the Atelier Parisien d’Urbanisme and became its general manager on 1 February 2012. Under her direction, the Apur changed scale and now works on 800 km2 in conjunction with more than 30 partners in Greater Paris.
She was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ateliers Jean Nouvel in October 2022.
Dominique Alba is an architect and urban planner . She worked for 18 years in a variety of private practices, followed by 20 years in the service of the Parisian and greater Parisian community.
She began her career in 1982 with the Jean Nouvel & Gilbert Lezenes agency before leaving for the Congo to co-lead a rural development program. In 1983, she won an international competition entitled «Structures and concepts of tomorrow’s cities» organized by the International Federation of Town Planners (IFTPL).
She then worked for two years with the Ecole des Mines de Paris on «sustainable development and
mining development» in Africa and Latin America.
In 1986, associated with Philippe Roux architect, the agency develops projects in Ile de France, Rennes and Hérouville Saint-Clair. In 1994, the agency was mentioned at the prize for the first work with a business incubator. Dominique Alba…
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