Auguste Perret, French architect

Auguste Perret was a French architect and a pioneer of the

architectural use of reinforced concrete.
1891-1895
 Auguste Perret

From 1900s, Perret advocated advanced

building technologies like the use of reinforced
concrete and steel frames. He developed a
whole philosophy trying to merge modern
achievements into Classicist principles. In
1913, Auguste Perret designed Théâtre des
Champs-Elysées that scandalized the Parisian
society - this beautifully proportioned building
was a clear manifest against ornamentation
and other attributes of Art Nouveau:
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
 Auguste Perret was born in Ixelles (Belgium) in 1874,
into a stonemason's family. He studied in Paris, at
l'École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (National
School of Fine Arts) and was considered a brilliant
student but quit before graduation to join family
business. Later he returned to France and as early as in
1902 made himself quite a name designing an
apartment building at Rue Franklin (construction
completed in 1904)
Apartment building at Rue Franklin
(construction completed in 1904)
A striking (and, unfortunately, long gone) example of Perret's
industrial architecture is Atelier Esders,
a garment factory in Paris:
After the war Auguste Perret finally built his Maison-Tour - not
in Paris, but in Amiens, only 104 metres tall and not an
apartment but an office building:
 French Architect
Tony Garnier

La Halle Tony Garnier

La Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France, designed
by Tony Garnier. The building served as the
city's stockyards before being renovated as a
concert hall.
Henry Van De Velde