André Leconte

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.[1]

Honours

Leconte received the "Prix de Rome" award.[2]

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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