Jullian was born in Valparaíso, Chile, in 1931. Upon graduating from the Catholic university in his hometown, he traveled around Europe, ultimately landing in Paris and taking his first job in Le Corbusier’s studio. The young architect was quickly promoted to manager of the atelier, where he worked until Corbusier’s death in 1965. During Jullian’s tenure he shepherded a range of realized projects, such as Harvard University’s Carpenter Center—Corbu’s only building in the United States—as well as unfinished works including Baghdad Stadium, the French embassy in Brasilia, and a facility for the Italian product manufacturer Olivetti.
The Swiss architect Mario Botta, who worked for Le Corbusier and later Louis I. Kahn, first met Jullian in 1965 while apprenticing in a Venice studio Le Corbusier had established to work on his Venice Hospital commission. Botta recalls Jullian’s “energy, enthusiasm, and incessant charm,” adding, “to a young student, Jullian represented the voice of critical reflection. He was the graphic sign of Le Corbusier and embodied 50 years of hope in modern architecture.”
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