Edmond Brion


Edmond Brion was a French architect active in Casablanca during the French Protectorate.

Biography

After World War I and after having studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the Paulin studio, Brion settled in Casablanca and worked with Auguste Cadet through the mid 1930s. While working with Cadet, Brion contributed to the project of the Hubous, now known as the Hubous, and designed the Tasso Building as well as that of the Société commerciale des grains.
His two major works are the Bendahan Building located at November 16 Square in Derb Omar, and Casablanca's Bank al-Maghrib Building, featuring a large hall of marble, Art Deco metalwork, and exceptional reinterpreted zeliij. He also designed the Company town for the Compagnie Sucriere Marocaine and the colonial brothel quarter known as Bousbir.In 1930, he founded the Moroccan chapter of SADG.