Les Urbanidés  

 

 

 

Séverin Ho Dac                                                                                               
Architect & planner, born in 1981                                                              s.hodac@lesurbanides.com     
Licensed architect in France n° 077450

 

EDUCATIOn

2007_  Master's degree in town planning, Sciences Po Paris:
-Thesis "The exploitation of design in the town planning process. The contemporary drifts of picture and form".
-Specialization housing and transport, study trip in China.
2006_  Diploma in architecture (DPLG), Paris-Belleville ENSAPB:
-Project "Gare Montparnasse train station district redevelopment and avenue du Maine tunnel conversion".
-Thesis "The reinterpretation of the megastructure concept in contemporary urban planning projects".
2005_ International Workshop, Barcelona ETSAB:
-Urban project "Zona Franca industrial district redevelopment".

Personal
projects

2010_ EAI district in Montpellier France, ideas competition:
"The other diffuse city".

2010_ Museum of fine arts in Maribor Slovenia, open competition:
"A cultural village".

2010_ Architecture Foundation in Cordoba Spain, open competition:
"Outlook tower hacia Cordoba".

2010_ Social housing prototype in Luanda Angola, ideas competition:
"Magic square".

2010_ Drava banks in Maribor Slovenia, open competition:
"Green carpet".

2010_ Access to Trestles beach California, ideas competition:
"Riding the tube".

2010_ Les Urbanidés, creation of the multidisciplinary collective: www.lesurbanides.com.
2009_ Historic centre of George Town Penang, ideas competition:
"The multicoloured ribbon".

2006_ Minimaousse, design ideas competition: "Mobilurbain".

COLLABORATIONS

2009_  Project head, Nicolas Michelin architects &  planners in Paris:
-Urban and architectural study for the redevelopment of the Magasins Généraux site in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (near Tours).
2008>2009_  Project head, Reichen & Robert architects & planners in Paris:
-Competition for Lyon-Dubai Newtown in Dubai, with J.Osty landscape architect.
-Planning Study for the development of the Siagne valley in Mandelieu (near Cannes).
-Planning Study for a service pole development near the new Besancon-Auxon LGV high-speed train station.
2007>2008_ Project assistant, Dusapin & Leclercq architects & planners in Paris:
-Urban planning project for Lyon Confluence stage 2 development, with François Grether architect and planner and Michel Desvigne landscape architect.
-Planning study for the redevelopment of the Nevers Magny-Cours F1 circuit, with Michel Desvigne landscape architect.
-Planning study for the redevelopment of the Aubiers-Cracovie social housing district in Bordeaux.
2007_  Survey for SNCF (French Railway Company) and Paris City Council):
-"Gare de Lyon train station: new services offer and redevelopment", within the framework of master's degree in town planning, Science Po Paris.
2005_  Project assistant, APUR (Paris City Planning Office):
-Study "Social and functional diversity in Paris".
-Study "Montparnasse train station pole committee".
2004_  Project assistant, Jean Dubus architect in Paris:
-Competition for the former Hellinikon airport site redevelopment in Athens.
-Fives housing district in Lille, with Base landscape architects.
-Secondary school extension in Issy-les-Moulineaux.
-Town hall renovation in Monieux.

COMPUTING

-Autocad, SketchUp, Artlantis, Rhino, 3ds Max, Adobe Creative Suite, ArcGis, Mapinfo, Modalisa, Microsoft Office.

LanguAGES -Native French speaker, fluent in English, good knowledge of German.