Jean Prouvé (1901~84)

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Jean Prouvé

French architect

Jean Prouvé was a French metal worker, self-taught architect and designer. Le Corbusier designated Prouvé a constructeur, blending architecture and engineering. Wikipedia

Born: April 8, 1901, Paris, France

Died: March 23, 1984, Nancy, France

Books: Jean Prouvé: Three Nomadic Structures, Jean Prouve: Prefabrication: Structures and Elements, American Art: Spring

Projects: Exhibition Hall, Centre National des Industries et des Techniques

Jean Prouvé - Out Now! "Jean Prouvé is a refreshingly disruptive force in the narrative of modernism." —Alan Powers     An in-depth study of Jean Prouvé's prefabricated houses and their influence. Originally trained as a metal worker, Jean Prouvé regarded himself as an engineer and constructor rather than a designer or architect. Among his broad output, which ranges from lighting to furniture, exhibition structures to shelving, his modular buildings are particularly intriguing. "Prouvé has been a major influence on me and a pioneer in linking the process of construction to the language of modern architecture" —Richard Rogers

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