Philippe Maidenberg

Philippe Maidenberg (born August 4, 1966) is a French architect and designer, residing in Paris. Maidenberg is an architect, interior and furnishing designer known for his work in hotel projects throughout Paris. Philippe’s firm Maidenberg Architecture was established in 1991. He has a creative and eclectic style, as exemplified in the projects Hotel 34B, Hotel Grand Amour, Hotel Bel Ami, Hotel Le Six, Joke Hotel and Hotel 123 Sebastopol, which was honored with the World Luxury Boutique Award in 2015.
Early life
Maidenberg decided on a focus of study. Inspired by his uncle, who was an architect, Philippe studied architecture and design. His parents owned a tour operator company and travel agencies. He chose hospitality design.
Education
Philippe received his architecture degree in 1990 from the architecture school of Paris-Malaquais. As part of his studies, Philippe took part in a three-year internship of hands-on training at the Grand Louvre pyramid construction site with Ieoh Ming Pei and Partners. On choosing the Louvre Pyramid site as his focus of study, Philippe says, “I knocked on the door and they opened the world of architecture to me in many ways”. This was followed by an internship at the Murphy/Jahn agency in Chicago where Philippe worked on his first hotel - a Hyatt near Paris CDG Airport.
Career
Philippe Maidenberg is known to use innovative design. In the beginning of his career Maidenberg worked with the Astotel Group to design fourteen hotels in Paris, beginning with a
small part of Hotel Bergere (now called Hotel 34B) and then, with the full refurbishment of the Lorette Hotel.
*TripAdvisor 2014, 2015 and 2016, Hotel 123 Sebastopol and Hotel 34B ranked as #1 position among ~1800 hotels in Paris.<ref name="boutiquehotelnews.com"/>
*Worldwide Hospitality Award Nominee 2014, Hotel 123 Sebastopol
*Archi Design Club Awards Nominee 2015, Hotel 123 Sebastopol
Expert appearances
Judge,Tel Aviv University Architecture Competition, 2014, 2015, 2016
Guest Speaker, Tarket (2015)
Guest Speaker, Conference (2016)
Guest Speaker, Orie (2016)
Guest Speaker, Maison & Objet, Paris 2015
Interview, La Maison France 5 Television
Interview, Une brique dans le ventre
Interview, Teva Déco
Interview, BFM TV
Interview, Marie-Claire Maison <ref name="http://www.maidenbergarchitecture.com/" />
Publications
Philippe Maidenberg’s projects have been listed as top hotels in Louis Vuitton Paris City Guide and Michelin Guide Paris and featured in Intramuros, Hôtel chics et intimes de Paris, AD collector, Hotels de Paris and in the Hotel design book, Le Style Eiffel. Philippe and his work have been featured in the world’s top design and travel publications, among them: Architectural Digest, Condé Nast Traveler, Departures, Elle Decor, Figaro Magazine Home Rally China, Hotel & Lodge, Ideat, Interior Design, Hospitality Design, Maison Française, .
 
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