Auguste Perret

Auguste Perret (February 12, 1874 - February 25, 1954) was a French architect and a world leader and specialist in reinforced concrete construction. In 2005 his post-WWII reconstruction of Le Havre was declared by UNESCO one of the World Heritage Sites.

He was born in Ixelles, Belgium. He was the brother of the architect Gustave Perret.

He worked on a new interpretation of the neo-classical style. He continued to carry the banner of nineteenth century rationalism after Viollet-le-Duc. His efforts to utilize historical typologies executed in new materials were largely eclipsed by the younger media-savvy architect Le Corbusier, Perret's one-time employee, and his ilk.

From 1940 Perret taught at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He won the Royal Gold Medal in 1948 and the AIA Gold Medal in 1952.

Work

* Rue Franklin apartments, Paris, 1902-1904
* Garage Ponthieu, Paris, 1905
* the Art Nouveau landmark Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1913
* the Concert Hall of the École Normale de Musique de Paris
* concrete cathedral in Le Raincy, France, Église Notre-Dame du Raincy, 1923, with stained-glass work by Marie-Alain Couturier
* extensions to the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1945
* the City Hall, St. Joseph's Church and further reconstruction of the French city of Le Havre after more than 80,000 inhabitants of that city were left homeless following World War II, 1949-1956
* the Gare d'Amiens, 1955

Gallery

External links

* [http://archiguide.free.fr/AR/perret.htm List of realisations on ARCHIGUIDE]
* [http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Auguste_Perret.html Auguste Perret on GreatBuildings.com]
* [http://www.scholarsresource.com/browse/work/2144591666 "Garage Ponthieu" at Scholars Resource]