Engineer/designer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a French architect and painter. Between 1675 and 1694 Mathey enjoyed a remarkable career in whic

Was a French architect and painter. Between 1675 and 1694 Mathey enjoyed a remarkable career in which his French planning and devotion to classical rationality (as opposed to the luxuriance of Italian Baroque) were a conscious artistic challenge to established taste. Mathey was commissioned by the Archbishop of Prague, Johann Friedrich to construct the Chateau Troja. His plans were also probably used for the construction of the Church of Saint Roch in the Prague then-suburb of Žižkov.

Was a French architect. He was one of the most important architects of the 18th century and one of t

Was a French architect. He was one of the most important architects of the 18th century and one of the creators of the 'Louis XVI style' of architecture

Was an Italian French automotive designer and test engineer.he was the eldest son of Ettore Bugatti.

Was an Italian French automotive designer and test engineer.he was the eldest son of Ettore Bugatti. Shortly after his birth the family moved to the village of Dorlisheim near Molsheim in Alsace where his father built the new Bugatti automobile manufacturing plant. Born into a family of brilliantly creative people, from boyhood he was interested in his father's business. His grandfather Carlo Bugatti had lived in France for several years when he moved from his native Milan to live in Paris. His father's factory had clients in France and had done work for the Peugeot company. As such, the Bugatti family were multilingual and in France, Gianoberto became known as Jean.

Was a French architect and sculptor who built the tombs of Anne de Montmorency, Grand Connétable of

Was a French architect and sculptor who built the tombs of Anne de Montmorency, Grand Connétable of France, Henri II, and Catherine de' Medici, as well as the Tuileries, the Louvre, and the Château d'Écouen. Bullant was a Huguenot.

Was a French architect active in the Reims area. He was an architect of the High Gothic Style and re

Was a French architect active in the Reims area. He was an architect of the High Gothic Style and responsible for the design of the cathedral Notre Dame de Reims[1]. The design was carried out in ca. 1210; among its new features were three-tier elevation, and quadripartite vaults.

Was a French-born computer scientist and the chief designer (from 1977–1983) of Ada, a general-pur

Was a French-born computer scientist and the chief designer (from 1977–1983) of Ada, a general-purpose, strongly-typed programming language with certified validated compilers.[1] At the time, he was a member of the Programming Research division at CII Honeywell Bull (CII-HB)[1] in Louveciennes, France.

Was a Baroque architect of the 18th century. In 1699 he moved to Berlin to accomplish the constructi

Was a Baroque architect of the 18th century. In 1699 he moved to Berlin to accomplish the construction of the Zeughaus (arsenal), which was now largely influenced by the French and British style of the late 17th century. Bodt also worked at the Palaces of Potsdam and Schlodien,[2] the Fortress of Wesel and completed the construction plans of the tower of the Berlin Parochialchurch in 1715.

Was a world leading fashion designer in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. His designs reflected the influe

Was a world leading fashion designer in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. His designs reflected the influences of his travels, specializing in creating draped evening gowns in chiffon and mousseline, based on early Greek and Egyptian robes.

Is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding membe

Is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding member of Mars 1976 and Syndicat de l'Architecture.

Was a French engineer and designer. His main achievement was transferring the manufacturing technolo

Was a French engineer and designer. His main achievement was transferring the manufacturing technology from industry to the architecture, without losing the aesthetic qualities.

Was a French architect who mainly worked for public housing, hospital architecture, and condominiums

Was a French architect who mainly worked for public housing, hospital architecture, and condominiums . Having detected in 1925 a rich ore body of lead and zinc close to Oujda in Morocco, he founded in 1935 the "Société des mines de Zellidja", which brings him wealth an notoriety. He married in 1938 Domenica Guillaume, the widow of the late art dealer Paul Guillaume.

Was a French architect best known for his column in the Place de la Bastille, Paris (1831–40), the

Was a French architect best known for his column in the Place de la Bastille, Paris (1831–40), the Colonne de juillet to memorialize those fallen in the Revolution of 1830. The column, consciously larger-scaled than the column in the Place Vendôme, has a capital freely based on the Corinthian order, with exaggerated corner volutes flanking putti holding swags, a complicated and somewhat incoherent design that found no imitators.

Was an officer (Lieutenant-Colonel) in the French Corps of Topographical Engineers during the reigns

Was an officer (Lieutenant-Colonel) in the French Corps of Topographical Engineers during the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI. After attracting the attention of marchal de camp Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle he was deputed by him to supervise construction of several prominent Paris public buildings, notably those of the ministries of war, navy and foreign affairs in Versailles. In 1758 he was made Director of Military Survey to King Louis XV, a position he retained with Louis XVI for whom he prepared the famous topographic maps of the Royal hunting grounds.[1]

Was a French architect to the king[1], associated with Pierre Contant d'Ivry and Jean-Michel Chevote

Was a French architect to the king[1], associated with Pierre Contant d'Ivry and Jean-Michel Chevotet. He was also related to Chevotet, nephew to the royal painter Jean Valade and father of the revolutionary Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Chaussard.

Was a French architect, born in Bourgogne, in the city of Rennes. The Halles Martenot and the Préfe

Was a French architect, born in Bourgogne, in the city of Rennes. The Halles Martenot and the Préfecture Martenot are names in his honour. He is a former student of the école des Beaux-Arts. From humble beginnings, he obtained a departmental pension to study at the École nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, which he attended until 1850. He won the prix Muller Sœhnée.

Was a French architect. Becoming Chief draftsman on the Strasbourg-Basel railway, he settled in Mulh

Was a French architect. Becoming Chief draftsman on the Strasbourg-Basel railway, he settled in Mulhouse in 1838, where he opened his own architectural office in 1841. From 1844 until his death, Schacre was "architecte voyer" (city architect and road surveyor) of Mulhouse. As such he erected some significant buildings in the city, such as the synagogue (1846-1849), the Catholic Church of Saint-Steffen (Gothic revival, 1855-1860) and the Calvinist temple of Saint-Steffen (Gothic revival, 1859-1869).

Was a French architect.[1] His son was Jules Formigé.

Was a French architect.[1] His son was Jules Formigé.

Was a French architect, and a representative of a rigorous and poetic classicism.

Was a French architect, and a representative of a rigorous and poetic classicism.

Was a French draughtsman and architect. He spent time preparing the Architecture Civile, a book inte

Was a French draughtsman and architect. He spent time preparing the Architecture Civile, a book intended for publication, but which was never published. Most of his drawings can be found at the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Some of them are pornographic and are kept in the Enfer of the library. Most of these drawings have been reproduced in Duboy's book.

Was a trained architect and surveyor, who produced a substantial and popular work advocating the "na

Was a trained architect and surveyor, who produced a substantial and popular work advocating the "natural" landscape style of gardening in France, a French landscape garden. Morel never visited England, to see the English garden style, but his book profited from the published theories of Thomas Whately and Claude-Henri Watelet and from the experience he had gained from his close association with the marquis de Girardin at Ermenonville. Girondin's own De la Composition des paysages appeared in 1777.

Was a French architect. He and Pierre Contant d'Ivry were among the most eminent Parisian architects

Was a French architect. He and Pierre Contant d'Ivry were among the most eminent Parisian architects of the day and designed in both the restrained French Rococo manner, known as the "Louis XV style" and in the "Goût grec" (literally "Greek taste") phase of early Neoclassicism. His grandson was Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Chaussard.

Is a French architect and designer. He is an interior-architecture graduate of the École Camondo an

Is a French architect and designer. He is an interior-architecture graduate of the École Camondo and set up the Governor practice in Paris in 1975. He and Ieoh Ming Pei were the original designers of the museum at Doha requested by Hamad bin Khalifa, the emir of Qatar, to house his collections of Islamic art. He also redesigned the Chiado Museum, Sainte-Catherine Street and the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes.

Was a French decorator, architect, scene-painter and trompe-l'œil specialist. From 1724 to 1742 he

Was a French decorator, architect, scene-painter and trompe-l'œil specialist. From 1724 to 1742 he was director of decorations at the Paris Opera, at that time situated in a wing of the Palais-Royal. His activity was considerable, whether as a painter or as an inventor of scenic contrivances for fêtes at the marriage of royal personages.

Was a French architect and Egyptologist. He worked for Firth and Quibell on Djoser's Step Pyramid. H

Was a French architect and Egyptologist. He worked for Firth and Quibell on Djoser's Step Pyramid. He devoted the next 75 years to restoring and reconstructing the complex surrounding the pyramid.

Is a French archaeologist, specialising in ancient architecture. Following a special diploma from th

Is a French archaeologist, specialising in ancient architecture. Following a special diploma from the School of Architecture in 1965, he entered the ancient architecture department of the CNRS. He produced several monumental studies in France and worldwide, and became director of the Office of Ancient Architecture of Paris, located in the north tower of the castle of Vincennes.