The Perret Brothers: Complete Works

The entire archive of the Perret brothers, published in this work, is a collection of exceptional importance, compiled by the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts and deposited in 1992 at the French Institute of Architecture. In 1905, Auguste Perret (1874-1954), along with his brothers Gustave (1876-1952) and Claude (1880-1956), created a reinforced concrete company associated with an architectural agency, an unusual production structure which will be applied to the creation of a new architectural order. Auguste was the designer and the "master", Gustave both worked on design and managed the agency, while Claude was in charge of the Algerian subsidiary. The adventure ended with the death of Auguste Perret in 1954. The brothers' main achievements are described by architectural historians, and this is followed by the chronological inventory of all 350 projects. The portraits and correspondence of Auguste Perret with Antoine Bourdelle, Fernand Léger, Maurice Denis, Paul Valéry and Louis Jouvet demonstrate the uniqueness of a man who declared: "The architect is a poet who thinks and speaks in construction."

23.5 x 31.5 cm

512 pages

922 black and white and color illustrations

ISBN: 978-2-9092-8333-3

Text in French only

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