__NOTOC__ Jacques-René Hermant (7 May 1855 in

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– 5 June 1930 in France) was a French

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, one of the most renowned architects of fin-de-siècle

. Born in Paris, the son of the architect Achille Hermant (1823-1903), Hermant was educated at the

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under

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. He was a rationalist architect, but was a strong advocate for the neoromanticism style of the time, preferably the style of ''

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''. Hermant became an advocate for

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construction and erected two of the first reinforced concrete buildings in Paris, collaborating with the French engineer Edmond Coignet (1856–1915), who patented his system in 1892. Hermant was a professor at the

in Paris and served as chief architect for the city. He employed the Danish architect

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during Kampmann's stay in Paris in 1883.

Significant buildings

* the French pavilion for the

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, Chicago, 1893 * the French pavilion for the Exposition Internationale, Brussels, 1897 * La Caserne des Célestins,

, 1895–1901. Home of the cavalry of the

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. * Le Magasin des Classes Laborieuses, department store, reinforced concrete (with Coignet), Paris, 1899 * La

Salle Gaveau The Salle Gaveau, named after the French piano maker Gaveau, is a classical concert hall in Paris, located at 45-47 rue La Boétie, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It is particularly intended for chamber music. Construction The plans for ...

, concert hall for the piano firm, reinforced concrete (with Coignet), Paris, 1905 *

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, office building, Blvd. Haussmann, Paris, 1907

Honours

* Second

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, 1880 * Commander

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, 1929

References

* Balteau, J. (editor), ''Dictionnaire de biographie française'', 1933. * Livraisons d'histoire de l'architecture'', 2003, Vol. 6, Number 1, p. 47–67.

External links

La Salle Gaveau website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hermant, Jacques 19th-century French architects 20th-century French architects Architects from Paris 1855 births 1930 deaths Concrete pioneers Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Prix de Rome for architecture École des Beaux-Arts alumni