Auguste Perret

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architect engineer human modernist architect

Auguste Perret was a pioneering French architect and engineer renowned for his innovative use of reinforced concrete and his influence on modernist architecture.

Aliases (2)

Gustave Perret ×1
Perret ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architect → engineer → human → modernist architect →
awardReceived	AIA Gold Medal → Royal Gold Medal for Architecture →
coFounded	Perret Frères →
countryOfCitizenship	France →
dateOfBirth	1874-02-12 →
dateOfDeath	1954-02-25 →
designed	25 bis rue Franklin, Paris → City center of Le Havre → Mobilier National building, Paris → Musée des Travaux Publics (Palais d’Iéna) → Notre-Dame du Raincy → Théâtre des Champs-Élysées → Église Notre-Dame du Raincy →
educatedAt	École des Beaux-Arts →
employer	Perret Frères →
familyName	Perret →
fieldOfWork	architecture → reinforced concrete construction → structural engineering →
givenName	Auguste →
hasWorkInCollection	UNESCO World Heritage Site: Le Havre, the city rebuilt by Auguste Perret →
influenced	Le Corbusier → modernist architecture →
influencedBy	Beaux-Arts architecture → classical architecture →
knownFor	exposed structural concrete aesthetics → innovative structural systems →
languageOfWorkOrName	French →
memberOf	Académie des Beaux-Arts →
movement	modern architecture → rationalism in architecture →
name	Auguste Perret →
nationality	French →
notableFor	pioneering use of reinforced concrete in architecture →
notableWork	Notre-Dame du Raincy → Reconstruction plan for Le Havre → Théâtre des Champs-Élysées →
occupation	architect → civil engineer →
placeOfBirth	Belgium → Ixelles →
placeOfDeath	Paris →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	Claude Perret → Gustave Perret →
usedMaterial	reinforced concrete →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées → Théâtre des Champs-Élysées ("Gustave Perret") →	architect
Economic, Social and Environmental Council of France →	architectOfSeat
Le Corbusier →	employer
Auguste Perret ("Perret") →	familyName
École Spéciale d’Architecture →	hasAlumni
Auguste Perret →	name
Le Havre →	reconstructedBy
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées →	structuralEngineer