11 Facts About Henri Prost

Henri Prost was a French architect and urban planner born in Saint-Denis.

Henri Prost was noted in particularly for his work in Morocco and Turkey, where he created a number of comprehensive city plans for Casablanca, Fes, Marrakesh, Meknes, Rabat, and Istanbul, including transportation infrastructure and avenues with buildings, plazas, squares, promenades and parks.

Henri Prost stayed in Morocco for a decade, and soon Casablanca was lauded as a success story of an application of the principles of urbanism.

In 1936, Henri Prost was invited to Turkey by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk to develop a grand plan of Istanbul's redevelopment, and he stayed there for fifteen years.

Henri Prost became the head of the city's Planning Office and authored the master-plan of its architectural future.

Later in 1947, Henri Prost explained his approach in such words:.

However, after all was said and done, it turned out that Henri Prost's master-plan imposed a heavy interventionist burden on historical structure of the city.

In 1902, Henri Prost made a design drawing of a national printing office in Italy and was awarded with the Prix de Rome scholarship.

Henri Prost became a member of the Central Society of Architects in 1930.

Henri Prost was elected member of the Academy of Fine Arts in 1933.

Henri Prost served as Director of the Special School of Architecture from 1929 to 1959.