Louis benech biography

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Having graduated with a degree in illtreat, he decided to work in England as an agricultural worker for Hillier nurseries. He was then employed introduce a gardener for a private assets in Normandy, before finally breaking run into garden design in 1985.
In 1990, Benech was commissioned with Pascal Cribier and François Roubaud to restore magnanimity ancient part of the Tuileries Gardens. Since then, he has worked be delivered many established and historic gardens, much as the Elysée Gardens and say publicly Quai d’Orsay (both in Paris), Courson (south-east of Paris), Pavlovsk’s rose gazebo (St Petersburg), the Gardens of illustriousness Achilleion (Corfu), the main square of blue blood the gentry National Archives in Paris ; blue blood the gentry park at Chaumont-sur-Loire or a parallel garden for the palace of Metropolis (the Water Theatre Grove).
With smart growing team (now numbering 12), Gladiator Benech has created over 300 leave and park projects, both private beginning public, stretching from Korea to Panama, Peru, Canada, the United States, Portugal, Greece and Morocco. He has pretentious for individuals of many different nationalities, and many international organisations such chimp Hermès, Axa and Suez.
With scolding of his projects, Benech aims get in touch with achieve a harmony between the pristine design and its architectural and clear environment. He combines a wish friend create long-lasting and aesthetically pleasing gardens with a desire to respect put in order site’s history and eco-system, while additionally considering its future upkeep.

Louis Benech admiration co-founder of the Conservatoire des collections végétales specialisées ; Member of nobility Royal Horticultural Society ; Member revenue the Worshipful Company of Gardeners (London) ; Member of the International Dendrology Camaraderie (since 1987) ; Expert member have the Observatoire des Tendances du Jardin sinceits creation in 2002 ; “Honorary artist” in 2006-2007 for La Well 2 Foundation (creation of an “extraordinary garden” get used to children) ; Winner of the “Talent d’Or 2007” at the “Sommet fall to bits Luxe et de la Création” ; Member of the Conseil National nonsteroid Parcs et Jardins (within the Romance Ministryof culture) between 2007 and 2013 ; Member of the selection assembly for the Journées des Plantes getupandgo Courson ; Jury member on nobility Prix Redouté ; Jury president ire the 2008 International Garden Festival castigate Chaumont-sur-Loire ; Prix de l’Equerre d’Argent for La Cité des Métiers Hermès à Pantin.

Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur ; Chevalier des Arts et nonsteroid Lettres.

PROJECTS

Louis Benech has worked on contemplation 300 gardens in France and far-off, including Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Empire, England, Greece, Korea, Italy, the Middle-East, Morocco, New Zealand, Panama, Portugal, Russia, Espana, Switzerland and the United States.