Tour Perret — Amiens

The Perret Tower was designed in 1942 as part of the reconstruction project of Alphonse-Fiquet’s square and Amiens’ railway station after the massive destruction of the beginning of the Second World War. It remains abandoned for seven years until its acquisition in 1959 by the architect François Spoerry. He founded a real estate company and arranged the tower into apartments and offices. The tower was at the time an achievement in the use of reinforced concrete. The tour Perret was initially 104 meters high (110 meters today) with 27 floors. It was for a long time the tallest skyscraper in Western Europe.

Auguste Perret (1874-1954), France

A pioneer of reinforced concrete, Auguste Perret redefined architectural language by grounding classical principles in modern construction. His work, from the church of Le Raincy to the reconstruction of Le Havre, establishes a rigorous and enduring architectural order.

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