Philippe VILLENEUVE
Born on March 3, 1963, in Boulogne-Billancourt (92),
DPLG Architect (1989)
Chief Architect for Historic Monuments (since 1997)
Appointed Chief Architect for the National Estate of Chambord in 2011,
then for Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 2013.
Named Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters on July 14, 2013
Named Knight of the Legion of Honour on January 15, 2025
Major accomplishments:
· Restoration of the abbey buildings of Saint-Amant-de-Boixe and creation of the Romanesque Architecture Interpretation Centre (Charente)
· Interior and exterior restoration of the choir of Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Angoulême (Charente)
· Preservation and restoration of the bell tower of the Church of Notre-Dame in La Souterraine (Creuse)
· Restoration of the Saint-Jean Portal and the apse of Saint-Etienne Cathedral in Limoges (Haute-Vienne)
· Restoration of the château and grand staircase of La Rochefoucauld (Charente)
· Restoration of the pediment of the western façade of Saint-Louis Cathedral in La Rochelle, along with the choir’s façades and stained-glass windows (Charente-Maritime)
· Reconstruction and restoration of La Rochelle City Hall (Charente-Maritime)
· Restoration of the superstructures and sculptures of the Henri V, Dieudonné, and François I sections of Chambord Castle (2011–2016)
· Creation of the reception hall of the National Estate of Chambord (2016)
· Redevelopment of Place Saint-Louis – National Estate of Chambord (2016)
· Reconstruction of the French formal gardens on the castle’s parterre at Chambord
· Restoration of the Rochefort transporter bridge
· Preservation, reconstruction, and restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris, following the fire of April 15, 2019
