[1] Dondel came to notice at the Viard & Dastugue study, where he co-designed the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris for the 1937 World's Fair.
Both men owned the government-sanctioned title of Architecte en chef des bâtiments civils et palais nationaux (English: Chief Architect of Civilian Buildings and National Palaces) which, before more open competitions became standard in the early 1980s, positioned them as prime candidates to design public sports and educational facilities in the country.
[3] Dondel and Dhuit instead made their mark producing more utilitarian buildings, albeit at a very high rate, in order to satisfy France's rapid demographic growth.
[2] Within a relatively short span of eleven years, their partnership is credited with some thirty schools across French territory, in addition to many sports facilities.
[1] Following his collaboration with Dhuit, Dondel was part of another team that designed the "Iris" model of prefabricated swimming pool in 1971.