Charles-Antoine Depardon

Charles-Antoine Depardon is a French architect and urban planner whose career is defined by a strong commitment to urban and architectural transformation. A graduate of the École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris (2012), he continued his studies at Seika University in Kyoto and earned a specialized master’s degree in urban development and project management from École des Ponts ParisTech in 2014. He began his career with renowned firms such as Atelier Christian de Portzamparc and Ishigami + Associates, before joining Gares & Connexions, where he led major national and international projects, including the modernization of Montparnasse train station, the 'Bahrain French Town Initiative' in Manama, and early-stage studies for the Tehran high-speed rail station.

In 2018, he joined a major national real estate developer as Development Director, where he notably contributed to winning part of the Paris 2024 Olympic Village. Since 2020, Charles-Antoine has served as an advisor on urban planning and architecture to Emmanuel Grégoire, First Deputy Mayor of Paris. In this role, he played a central part in shaping land use, real estate, and regulatory urban planning policy — most notably leading the development of Paris’s new bioclimatic Local Urban Plan. He later served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Lamia El Araaje, Deputy Mayor for Urban Planning, Architecture, and Greater Paris, and now serves as CEO of la Foncière du Logement Abordable of Paris and Saint-Ouen.