Archinect - News 2024-12-22T08:33:17-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150130522/remembering-francois-perrin-beloved-architect-father-and-friend Remembering Francois Perrin, beloved architect, father, and friend Katherine Guimapang 2019-04-05T17:36:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5ec9e5c47ee1578a9391bc7c310b709a.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>On April 1st, the architecture community lost the acclaimed architect, curator, and friend <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/93865/francois-perrin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Francois Perrin</a>. Having been diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer in January, 2019, the beloved designer, surfer, and father passed peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by friends and loved ones in his private home in Los Angeles.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/12/12785c5d164854bd3a5e5f330d5a3de1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/12/12785c5d164854bd3a5e5f330d5a3de1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Francois Perrin. Image courtesy of Perrin's GoFundMe page</figcaption></figure><p>Perrin's long list of accolades pair with his passion for inventive design approaches, love of surfing, and his kind-hearted nature. A dear friend to many, the Paris-born architect spent his time working in Southern California and France. The founder of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/68830/air-architecture-los-angeles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Air Architecture</a>, Perrin studied architecture at the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/37136766/cole-des-beaux-arts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">&Eacute;cole des Beaux-Arts</a>. With his father being a professor of sculpture, Perrin's interests in art and curation only added to the depth and vision of his multidisciplinary approach to architecture.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f2/f250443a9ef6b3c8d0db0480a48f83c6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f2/f250443a9ef6b3c8d0db0480a48f83c6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>PAS House / Skateboard House by Francois Perrin and Gil Le Bon Delapointe</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c9/c938297608c0f9d7d23b241671a1fd1f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c9/c938297608c0f9d7d23b241671a1fd1f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Hollywood Hills House by Francois Pe...</figcaption></figure>