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French architect

Andre Leconte (1894–1966) was a French architect.

Designs

The Lebanese government contracted with him to design Beirut International Airport at Khalde (1948-1954).

He also designed the Lazarieh office building (1953) in central Beirut, and Rizk hospital built in 1957 in Achrafieh.

Leconte also participated in the conception of Nouakchott, capital of then-French Mauritania, with the assistance of Robert Joly.

Honours

Leconte received the "Prix de Rome" award.


References

  1. Schlicklin, Alexandra (24 November 2014). Robert Joly (1928-2012) : Urbaniste, moderne, intellectuel : Les nouvelles figures de l'architecture (These de doctorat). Université de Lorraine.
  2. THE LEGACY OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN BEIRUT, 1950-1975 Archived 2016-12-22 at the Wayback Machine by Andre Trad, Worldview


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