Dominique Perrault is a renowned French architect and urban planner, globally recognized for his design of the French National Library. This iconic project earned him the Silver medal for town planning in 1992 and the prestigious Mies van der Rohe Prize in 1996. Further acknowledging his significant contributions, Perrault received the gold medal from the French Academy of Architecture in 2010, celebrating his entire body of work. His achievements were further solidified in 2015 when he was honored as the Praemium Imperiale Laureate for Architecture.
In April 1953, Dominique Perrault was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
In 1978, Dominique Perrault received his Diploma in Architecture at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
In 1989, Dominique Perrault won the competition of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
In 1992, Dominique Perrault's design of the French National Library was distinguished with the Silver medal for town planning.
In 1996, Dominique Perrault was awarded the Mies van der Rohe Prize for the design of the French National Library.
In 2008, a solo exhibition showing all of Dominique Perrault's work was held at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
In 2010, Dominique Perrault was appointed Commissioner of the French pavilion architecture section of the Venice Biennale.
In 2010, Dominique Perrault was awarded the gold medal by the French Academy of Architecture for all of his work.
Since 2012, Dominique Perrault has been a member of the Conseil scientifique de l’Atelier International du Grand Paris.
In May 2013, the University of Architecture and Urbanism in Bucharest granted Dominique Perrault the title of "Doctor Honoris Causa".
In 2015, Dominique Perrault was named as the Praemium Imperiale Laureate for Architecture.
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