André Leconte
Andre Leconte (1894–1990) was a French architect. 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 received the "Prix de Rome" award.[1].
Leconte also participated in the conception of Nouakchott, capital of then-french Mauritania, with the assistance of Robert Joly[2].
References
- THE LEGACY OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN BEIRUT, 1950-1975 Archived 2016-12-22 at the Wayback Machine by Andre Trad, Worldview
- https://www.theses.fr/2014LORR0342
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