Paul Andreu
French architect and engineer mostly noted for his numerous airport designs.
Biographical Information
| Name: | Paul Andreu |
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| Born on | 10 July 1938 in Bordeaux, Gironde (33), Aquitaine, France, Europe |
| Place(s) of activity: | |
| 1961 | Graduates from the Ecole Polytechnique. |
| 1963 | Graduates from the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées. |
| 1967 | In charge of the design and construction of the Charles de Gaulle Airport at Roissy, near Paris. |
| 1968 | Graduates from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. |
| 1986 | Architect of the Jakarta airport. |
| 1987 | The Kansai International Airport Corporation retains his solution to construct the airport on an artificial island. |
| 1987 | Eurotunnel: Coquelles terminal. |
| 1996 | Airports in Teheran (Iran) and Harare (Zimbabwe) |
| 30 November 2002 | He leaves Aéroports de Paris (ADP). Instead of reitiring, he creates his own architectural office to follow the completion of his designs around the world such as the Beijing Opera and the Oriental Arts Center in Shanghai. His last design for ADP is the Terminal 2E at Charles de Gaulle Airport opened in June 2003. |
Notes & Comments
He has worked or done studies on more than 40 airport terminals the world over.
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
architect
- Aérogare de l'aéroport de la Guadeloupe - Aéroports de Paris
- Aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle 2 TGV Station - Aéroports de Paris
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Charles de Gaulle Airport
- Aéroports de Paris
- Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 1 - Aéroports de Paris
- Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2A - Aéroports de Paris
- Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2B - Aéroports de Paris
- Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2C - Aéroports de Paris
- Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2D - Aéroports de Paris
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Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2E
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Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2F
- Aéroports de Paris
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Clouds of the Great Arch of La Défense
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Dubai International Airport Terminal 3
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Great Arch of La Défense
- Kuwait Airport Amiry Terminal
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National Centre for the Performing Arts
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Oriental Arts Center
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Osaka Maritime Museum Dome
- Aéroports de Paris
- Shanghai Pudong Airport
Bibliography
- J'ai fait beaucoup d'aérogares, Editions Descartes, Paris (Frankreich), ISBN 2910301923, 1998; pp. 160
- Construction d'une nouvelle piste Est-Ouest sur l'aéroport d'Orly - I, in "Travaux", June 1965, n. 366; pp. 318
- L'aéroport Charles de Gaulle, Editions Le Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2281191249, 1996; pp. 126
- Le terminal Transmanche et la cité de l'Europe, Editions le Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 228119129X, 1995; pp. 48
- Le parti architectural et les aménagements passagers de Roissy, in "Travaux", April 1973, n. 457; pp. 16
- La première aérogare de Roissy-en-France, in "Travaux", November 1969, n. 416; pp. 576
- L'aérogare n°2 de Roissy-en-France, in "Travaux", October 1972, n. 451; pp. 12
- L'aéroport Charles de Gaulle, Editions Le Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2281191265, 1994; pp. 126
- Cinquante aérogares, Editions Le Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2281191273, 1998; pp. 270
- Construction d'une nouvelle tour de contrôle sur l'aéroport d'Orly, in "Travaux", June 1965, n. 366; pp. 337
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- J'ai fait beaucoup d'aérogares, Editions Descartes, Paris (France), ISBN 2910301923, 1998
- La Grande Arche, Éditions du Demi-Cercle, Paris (France), ISBN 2907757199, 1994
- Architectures capitales, Electa Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2866530411, 1988