AUGUSTE PERRET

By: Ela and Jessy

 Video
• https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlqsn1DFlU0
 Facts
• Born in Ixelles, Belgium in 1874.
• First generation modernist
• Him and his brother inherited
their father’s building company,
allowing Perret to experiment
with reinforced concrete.
• He studied in Paris at the
National School of Fine Arts.
• In 1902, he made a name for
himself designing an apartment
building at Rue Franklin.
 Stylistic Features
• Reinforced concrete (concrete in which metal
bars or wire is embedded to increase its
strength)
• Large areas of glazing
• Open internal spaces created through large
windows and skylights
• Used reinforced concrete to interpret classical
architecture.
Rue Franklin- 1902-1904
Le Havre
 Quotes
• “One must never allow into a building any
element destined solely for ornament, but
rather turn to ornament all the parts
necessary for its support.”
• “Construction is neither the architect’s
tongue; the architect is a poet who thinks and
speaks in construction.”
 Questions
• What was Auguste Perret most known for?
• What were his influences in terms of his
exploration of reinforced concrete?
• How did he extenuate space in his
apartments?
• What does the Church tower in Le Havre
represent?
 Answers
• He was known as the “Father of reinforced
concrete”
• He inherited his father’s building company and
allowed him to experiment with reinforced
concrete.
• He used floor to ceiling windows in his
apartments to make them more spacious.
• It represents the peace Le Havre can achieve
after the war.