He studied at the Lycée de Tunis, the National School of Fine Arts of Tunis, the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon (atelier Bourdeix), at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris (atelier Pontremoli-Leconte), and at the Institute of Urban Planning at the University of Paris.

[2] He began his career in Tunisia, as a consulting architect to the Tunisian Republic under President Habib Bourguiba.

[4] He was awarded the Grand Prix de Rome in 1953, and held the title of chief architect of civil buildings and national palaces for the French Republic (fr:Architecte des bâtiments civils et palais nationaux).

He was also awarded gold medals of French architecture from the Institut de France and the City of Paris.

[7] In 1973, with his first wife, he created the Dominique Cacoub association which provided financial assistance to people suffering from leukemia and their families, named after his daughter.