Auguste Perret

Auguste Perret
Portrait of Auguste Perret (1932)
Born	(1874-02-12)12 February 1874 Ixelles, Belgium
Died	25 February 1954(1954-02-25) (aged 80) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Architect
Awards	AIA Gold Medal (1952)
Buildings	Théâtre des Champs-Élysées St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre French Economic, Social and Environmental Council Église Notre-Dame du Raincy

Auguste Perret (12 February 1874 – 25 February 1954) was a French architect and a pioneer of the architectural use of reinforced concrete. His major works include the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the first Art Deco building in Paris; the Church of Notre-Dame du Raincy (1922–23); the Mobilier National in Paris (1937); and the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council building in Paris (1937–39). After World War II he designed a group of buildings in the centre of the port city of Le Havre, including St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre, to replace buildings destroyed by bombing during World War II. His reconstruction of the city is now a World Heritage Site for its exceptional urban planning and architecture.^[1]