Jean-Louis Gilet

Jean-Louis Gilet (August 21, 1902, in Toulouse – September 7, 1964, in Toulouse) in the same city, was a French architect.

Biography He studied at the until 1918. He then studied with Victor Laloux and Charles Lemaresquier at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris, graduating in 1932.

He was an architect associated with his father Joseph Gilet from 1932, then his successor until 1962.

He is a member of the Société archéologique du Midi de la France, the Société des artistes méridionaux, the Société des artistes toulousains, and président de l'Académie des arts de Toulouse. In 1935 he relaunched the magazine "Art sudional" of which he was the editorial director and an important contributor.

He taught at the École supérieure des beaux-arts from 1937. He was director of the Toulouse Regional School of Architecture from 1942 to 1944 then from 1952.

From the 1950s, he became the owner of château de Brax.

Primary works

1932: Bancal Building, 54 , with Joseph Gilet. 1933: Buildings in the Gontaud-Biron housing estate, 4 and 6 rue de la Brasserie, with Joseph Gilet, Toulouse, Monument historique (2018). 1933: Building, 4 , with Joseph Gilet. 1936: Maison Fabre, 8 rue Mireille. 1936: Villa Bisseuil, 126 , with Joseph Gilet. 1937: Pharmacie Subra, 1 , with Joseph Gilet.