Georges-Henri Pingusson (July 26, 1894 – October 22, 1978) was a Frencharchitect.[1][2]
Georges-Henri Pingusson was born 1894 inClermont-Ferrand. 1920-1925 he studied architecture at theÉcole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[1]
He built hotelLatitude 43 and several villas in the south of France. 1936 he greatly expandedVilla Ternisien in Paris, which had been designed byPierre Jeanneret andLe Corbusier just nine years before and was almost completely demolished in the process.[3][4][5]
1945-1950 Pingusson worked on a master plan for the reconstruction ofSaarbrücken based on the ideals of theAthens Charter. His plan was accepted by the city council, but it was never executed. His design for the French embassy was executed after he had left the city.[1]
As chief architect for the reconstruction of theMoselle andLorraine regions (1949–1961) he was responsible for the reconstruction of towns after the war.Waldwisse, destroyed in the war, was reconstructed according to his zoning plan, as wasBriey-en-Fôret, where he designed several public buildings and invitedLe Corbusier to build anUnité d'Habitation.[1]
He was a member of theUnion des Artistes Modernes (UAM) from 1929 until its dissolution in 1958 and professor at theÉcole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[1]
Pingusson died in 1978 inParis.[1][2]
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