10 Facts About Paul Andreu

Paul Andreu was a French architect, known for his designs of multiple airports such as Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, and multiple prestigious projects in China, including the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing.

Paul Andreu designed an airport terminal in Dubai, that collapsed during construction.

Paul Andreu graduated in 1958 from the Ecole Polytechnique and continued his studies at the Ecole des ponts ParisTech, graduating in 1961.

Paul Andreu next studied under architect Paul Lamarche in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, graduating in 1968.

Paul Andreu was responsible for the design of numerous airports, including Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport in China, Abu Dhabi International Airport, Dubai International Airport, Cairo International Airport, Brunei International Airport, and the Charles de Gaulle Airport, and Orly Airport in Paris.

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Paul Andreu was in charge of planning and constructing Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris from 1967 on.

Terminal 2E, inaugurated in 2003, is the seventh terminal at Roissy by Paul Andreu, and has been described as one of Paul Andreu's boldest designs.

Paul Andreu blamed the collapse on poor execution by the building companies.

In 2008, Paul Andreu was hired to design a cultural centre and ticket office in Montreal's new Quartier des Spectacles entertainment district.

In 2011, Paul Andreu became dean emeritus and chair professor of the Architecture Department at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, where he taught three months per year.