11 Facts About James Rossant

James Stephan Rossant was an American architect, artist, and professor of architecture.

James Rossant studied architecture at Columbia University, the University of Florida, and Harvard University's Graduate School of Design.

James Rossant served on New York City's Public Design Commission.

James Rossant painted all his life and exhibited frequently.

James Rossant's sculpture includes work publicly accessible on Washington Plaza along Lake Anne in Reston.

James Rossant published Cities in the Sky in 2009, based on one of his longest series of architectural paintings.

James Rossant taught architecture at the Pratt Institute and Urban Design at New York University's School of Public Administration.

James Rossant married Colette Palacci while serving in the army in Europe; the couple moved back the US in the mid-1950s.

James Rossant died at Germonville, Condeau, in the Orne portion of Le Perche, Lower Normandy, from complications of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

James Rossant was survived by his wife Colette James Rossant ; children Marianne, Juliette, Cecile, and Tomas ; and eight grandchildren.

James Rossant wrote a memoir which he published privately and shared with members of his family.