France-Normandy

Le Havre. The city was devastated during the Battle of Normandy in World War II and over 90% of the city was left in rubble. The architect Auguste Perret was commissioned to the reconstruction of the city centre in 1945. The use of reinforced concrete throughout the city's buildings came to impose strength of character of the city. Perret and his team had the ability to interpret the spatiality of the city as required.

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Le Havre. The city was devastated during the Battle of Normandy in World War II and over 90% of the city was left in rubble. The architect Auguste Perret was commissioned to the reconstruction of the city centre in 1945. The use of reinforced concrete throughout the city's buildings came to impose strength of character of the city. Perret and his team had the ability to interpret the spatiality of the city as required.