title: Joseph Hiriart
text: # Joseph Hiriart
  
  Joseph Hiriart (1888–1946) was a French architect.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Joseph Hiriart was born in 1888. He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in 1922.
  
  ## Career
  
  Hiriart specialized in Art Deco architecture. He designed the Villa Leïhorra in Ciboure and the Blue Villa in Barcelonnette, both of which are official historical monuments. He also designed the Musee de la mer in Biarritz.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Hiriart resided in Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye. His brother-in-law, Joseph Signoret, was a director of the El Palacio de Hierro in Mexico City, Mexico.
  
  ## Death
  
  Hiriart died in 1946.
  
  