Paul Andreu
Paul Andreu | |
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École Polytechnique École des ponts ParisTech | |
Occupation(s) | Architect Civil engineer |
Paul Andreu (10 July 1938 – 11 October 2018) was a French architect, known for his designs of multiple airports such as Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, and multiple prestigious projects in China, including the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing.[1]
Early life and education
Andreu was born at
Projects
Andreu was responsible for the design of numerous
He was in charge of planning and constructing Charles de Gaulle Airport (Roissy) in Paris from 1967 on. On 23 May 2004 a portion of Terminal 2E collapsed, killing four people. Terminal 2E, inaugurated in 2003, is the seventh terminal at Roissy by Andreu, and has been described as one of Andreu's boldest designs.[4] The collapse was attributed by the ad hoc administrative enquiry commission to a variety of technical causes and the lack of margins of safety in the design. Andreu blamed the collapse on poor execution by the building companies.[citation needed]
Andreu's other projects included the
In 2008, Andreu was hired to design a cultural centre and ticket office in
Other activities
In 2011, Andreu became dean emeritus and chair professor of the Architecture Department at
References
- ^ "Obituary: Paul Andreu, 1938–2018". Architectural Record. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ "Paul Andreu – French architect and engineer mostly noted for his numerous airport designs". Structurae.net /. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Biographie". Academie des beaux arts. Archived from the original on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Profile: Paul Andreu". BBC. 2004-05-24. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ China's national theater makes debut, International Herald Tribune, 23 december 2007.
- ^ "Montreal entertainment district building to go up without federal help". CBC.ca. October 24, 2008. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "'Big Egg' architect teaches in Hangzhou," Shanghai Daily Archived 2015-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Prix Versailles website
External links
- www.paul-andreu.com Andreu's homepage (in French)
- BBC News: Profile: Paul Andreu
- Official report of the enquiry commission (in French)
- Pictures and profile at Specifier Magazine
- Paul Andreu at Structurae
- Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon(Artists of the World), Suppl. I, Saur, Munich 2005, from p. 344 (in German).