Background
Rossant, James Stephane was born on August 17, 1928 in New York City. Son of Marcus and Anne (Orbach) Rossant.
Rossant, James Stephane was born on August 17, 1928 in New York City. Son of Marcus and Anne (Orbach) Rossant.
Bachelor of Architecture, U. Florida, 1950; M.City and Regional Planning, Harvard University, 1953.
A long-time Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, he is best known for his master plan of Reston, Virginia, the Lower Manhattan Plan, and the United Nations-sponsored master plan for Dodoma, Tanzania. Born in New York City, James Stefan Rossant grew up in the Bronx, where he attended the Bronx High School of Science. He studied architecture at Columbia University, the University of Florida, and Harvard University"s Graduate School of Design (under Walter Gropius).
He served in Europe during the Korean War, then worked in Italy with Gino Valle (designer of the Cifra 3 clock).
Death
Rossant died near Condeau in the Orne portion of Le Perche, Lower Normandy, France, of complications arising from long-term, chronic lymphonic leukemia or CLL. Surviving family
Hyperion (May 2010)
Pratt Institute (February 27, 2010)
Architectural Record (January 12, 2010)
Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce (January 2010)
Le Monde (December 26, 2009)
ArtInfo (December 22, 2009)
Polis (December 21, 2009)
Boston Globe (December 20, 2009)
Harvard Graduate School of Design (December 19, 2009)
New York Times (December 19, 2009)
Modern Capital (December 19, 2009)
Super Chef (December 18, 2009)
Herndon Observer (December 18, 2009)
Restonian (December 16, 2009)
Le Perchoir (December 15, 2009
Washington Business Journal (December 15, 2009).
James Rossant wrote a memoir which he published privately and shared with members of his family.
Married Colette Solange Palacci, September 7, 1955. Children— Marianne, Juliette, Cecile, Thomas.
