Henri Pottier
Henry Eugène Pottier (21 February 1912 – 7 September 2000), often erroneously written as Henri Pottier, was a French architect. A disciple of Victor Laloux, he won a Prix de Rome in 1944. He is perhaps best known to the general public as the chief architect of the Front de Seine, a major 1970s redevelopment in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, and several entertainment facilities in the Principality of Monaco, for whose government he was a consulting architect.
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Henri Pottier
- Name
- Henry Pottier
- Born
- 21 February 1912
- Birthplace
- Vernon, Eure, France
- Died
- 7 September 2000
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Education
- École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
- Awards
- Second Grand Prix de Rome (1944)
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- architect
- Teachers
- Victor Laloux · Charles Lemaresquier · Alfred Audoul
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · Officer of the National Order of Merit · Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles
- Languages
- French
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Henry Eugène Pottier (21 February 1912 – 7 September 2000), often erroneously written as Henri Pottier, was a French architect. A disciple of Victor Laloux, he won a Prix de Rome in 1944. He is perhaps best known to the general public as the chief architect of the Front de Seine, a major 1970s redevelopment in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, and several entertainment facilities in the Principality of Monaco, for whose government he was a consulting architect.
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Biography
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He designed many public buildings, first in his native Eure, then in the Paris region during the 1960s and 1970s. An adherent to the Athens Charter, and one of the more prolific representatives of post-World War II functionalism, Pottier had the experience of seeing his work in Clamart publicly singled out by French president Georges Pompidou in 1972, as an example of the style's loss of relevance.
Henri Pottier studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Training under Victor Laloux, Charles Lemaresquier and Alfred Audoul is recorded. Pierre-André Dufétel and Jacques Labro are recorded as having studied under Henri Pottier. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with Beaux-Arts de Paris. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the National Order of Merit and Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles.
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• Name — Henry Pottier • Born — 21 February 1912 • Birthplace — Vernon, Eure, France • Died — 7 September 2000 • Place of death — Paris, France • Education — École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts • Significant Buildings — Tour Les Poissons Stade Louis II • Awards — Second Grand Prix de Rome (1944)
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Major works
• École nationale supérieure des travaux publics, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire • Antoine Béclère Hospital, Clamart, France • Centre sportif municipal Parc Lagravère, Colombes, France • Saint-Bernard Chapel, Colombes, France • Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France • Auditorium Maurice-Ravel, Lyon, France • École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France • Embassy of Germany, Paris, France • New Val-de-Grâce Hospital, Paris, France • Tour Les Poissons at Le Zodiaque, Courbevoie, France • Stade Louis II, Monaco • Monte-Carlo Sporting, Monaco • Higher Institute of Mining, Industry and Geology, Niamey, Niger
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1912
Henri Pottier was born on 21 February 1912.
2000
Henri Pottier died on 7 September 2000.
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Henri Pottier studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. He trained under Victor Laloux, Charles Lemaresquier and Alfred Audoul. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Henri Pottier received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the National Order of Merit and Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles. Recorded as having received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the National Order of Merit and Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles.
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