Auguste Perret

Architect, born in Brussels, Belgium. He entered the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris (1891) but left before graduating to become manager of his father's building firm. An important figure in the Modern Movement he pioneered the use of reinforced concrete in buildings, which were largely Neoclassical in style. His works include the Rue Franklin Apartments, Paris (1902–4), the Théâtre des Champs Elysées (1911, with Henry van der Velde), and the Church of Notre Dame de Raincy (1922–3).

Auguste Perret (February 12, 1874 - February 25, 1954) was a French architect and a leader and specialist in concrete construction.

He was born in Ixelles, Belgium.

He worked on a new interpretation of the neo-classical style. Perret is famous for several apartment buildings which depart from the typical Parisian flat, and a reinforced concrete cathedral in Le Raincy, France, named "Notre-Dame du Raincy" (1922-1923). He helped with the reconstruction of the French city of Le Havre after more than 80,000 inhabitants of that city were left homeless following World War II.

Perret is a direct link to the genreation that anteceded him.