Paul Andreu

Paul Andreu (*1938) is one of the most important architects of infrastructure buildings in the post-war period. After studying at the École des Ponts et Chaussées and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he worked from 1968 onwards, first as an engineer and later as chief architect at the Paris Airports Company, where he was responsible in particular for the construction of Charles-de-Gaulle Airport (including Terminal 1, RER station, Terminal 2, TGV station). He also realized airports or airport buildings in Dhaka (1979), Abu Dhabi (1982), Dar Es-Salaam (1984), Jakarta (1985), Cairo (1986), Osaka (1987), Manila (1990), Sanya (1994), Santiago (1994), Pointe-à-Pitre (1996), Shanghai Pudong (1996), the nuclear power station in Cruas (1975), the French tunnel under the English Channel (1986, 1996) and the ski jump in Courchevel (1988). Since opening his own architectural practice in 2002, Paul Andreu has been working on major infrastructure projects, particularly in China. In 1996, he became a member of the French Academy of Fine Arts.