Charles Dalmas
Born(1863-03-11)11 March 1863
Nice, France
Died18 October 1938(1938-10-18) (aged 75)
Nice, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationArchitect

Charles Dalmas (11 March 1863 – 18 October 1938) was a French architect who mainly worked in Nice, in the south of France.

Life

Charles Dalmas was born in Nice on 11 March 1863, one of six children of a shoemaker and a seamstress. He attended the Nice School of Decorative Arts, where he was recognized as a gifted student.[1] In August 1886 he was admitted as an architecture student at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the only school in France that issued a diploma of architecture. The city of Nice helped fund his studies in 1888.[1] He won various prizes including the Müller-Soehnée prize of 539 francs for deserving students. In the 1890-91 term he was unable to complete the two projects required of each student due to health problems and a period of military service, and was therefore dismissed from the school.[2] On appeal he was readmitted, and graduated on 23 December 1891 with a project for a city hall for Nice. He continued to study at ENSBA until March 1893.[3]

Charles Dalmas returned permanently to Nice in 1897, and became professor of building technology at the Nice School of Decorative Arts. His architecture practice flourished, and on 25 May 1919 he was named president of the Association of Architects of the South East.[3] His son, Marcel Dalmas (1892–1950), collaborated with Charles Dalmas in the 1920s and 1930s.[4] Charles and Marcel Dalmas received a Grand Prix at the Paris International Decorative and Industrial Arts Exhibition in 1925 for the Alpes Maritimes pavilion. Their design was a "modest dwelling of an Art Lover in the Alpes-Maritimes".[5] Charles and Marcel Dalmas were both lovers of tennis. They built a new facility for the Lawn-Tennis Club de Nice in the 1920s, choosing a regional style and materials.[6] Charles Dalmas was named knight of the Legion of Honour in 1928.[3]

Charles and Marcel Dalmas collaborated with the architect and engineer François Alexandre Arluc in construction of the Miramar Hotel in Cannes in 1928.[7] That year Charles and Marcel Dalmas built the Art Deco Palais de la Méditerranée casino on the Promenade des Anglais, Nice. Most of the casino was demolished in May 1990 apart from two of the facades, replaced by a resort with conference facilities, recreation areas, residences and offices.[8] Marcel-Victor Guilgot was associated with Charles and Marcel Dalmas from 1931 to 1937.[9] Charles Dalmas died at his home in Nice on 18 October 1938 at the age of 75.[3]

Noted works

In Cimiez

YearStructureLocation
c.1900Rivera PalaceBoulevard de Cimiez
Before 1906Palais Winter84 Boulevard de Cimiez
c.1906Hôtel HermitageAvenue Bieckert
1907Villa ArgentineBoulevard de Cimiez, corner of Avenue Bieckert
1911Grand-Palais2bis boulevard de Cimiez
1912Carlton-CarabacelAvenue Bieckert
1923Lotissement de villasBoulevard Edouard VII

Hotels

YearStructureLocation
1905Hôtel RoyalPromenade des Anglais, Nice
1906Hôtel ScribeRue Paganini, Nice
1912Hôtel RuhlPromenade des Anglais, Nice
1912Hôtel CarltonLa Croisette, Cannes
1912Hôtel SplendidBoulevard Victor-Hugo, Nice
1913Palace-HôtelRue A. Karr, Nice
1913Hôtel Atlantic12 boulevard Victor Hugo, Nice
1923Hôtel O'ConnorAvenue Joffre, Nice
1928Hôtel MiramarLa Croisette, Cannes
1929Palais de la MéditerranéePromenade des Anglais, Nice

Other buildings

YearStructureLocation
1904École des Arts DécoratifsRue Tonduti de l'Escarène, Nice
1904Palais Donadei IBoulevard Victor Hugo, Nice
1905Palais Marie-LévyCorner of Rue Blacas & Rue Pastorelli, Nice
1906Palais Donadei IIPlace De Gaulle, Nice
1907Four buildingsNorth side of Boulevard Raimbaldi, Nice
1909Immeuble PianoRue Massingy, Nice
1909Immeuble CauvinAvenue Borriglione, Nice
1911Manoir BelgranoBoulevard Edouard VII, Nice
1912Immeuble de la TourRue Guiglia, Nice
1912Immeuble GassinRue Joffre, Nice
1912Immeuble Bermond de ClinchanCorner of Rue de France & Rue Rivoli, Nice
1912Palais TrianonAvenue Depoilly, Nice
1913Immeuble FomitcheffPlace Franklin, Nice
1914Palais Bouteilly18 rue Berlioz, Nice
1914Villa de la Société du littoral41 rue de France, Nice
1922Immeuble VéranBoulevard Carabacel, Nice
1923Immeuble Nahapiet63 promenade des Anglais, Nice

Modifications of Facades

YearStructureLocation
c.1900Hôtel Plaza et de FranceAvenue de Verdun, Nice
1917Cercle de la MéditerranéePromenade des Anglais, Nice
1919Grand-HôtelAvenue Félix Faure, Nice
1920Société MarseillaiseBoulevard Dubouchage, Nice
1921Banque Nationale de ParisBoulevard Victor Hugo, Nice
1921Banque Commerciale ItalienneBoulevard Risso, Nice

Notes

    Sources

    • Clémence Segalas, Charles Dalmas 1863-1938 (PDF) (in French), retrieved 2016-07-16
    • "HÔTEL MIRAMAR (1929 - 1946)", Palais Miramar.free (in French), retrieved 2016-07-16
    • "Marcel Dalmas", PSS-archi (in French), retrieved 2016-07-16
    • Nice - Immeuble Morabito (in French), Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication, retrieved 2016-07-16
    • Nice - Palais de la Méditerranée (in French), Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication, retrieved 2016-07-16
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