Jean-Louis Véret

Jean-Louis Véret (1927–2011) was a French architect. Véret was born in Paris. He entered the

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in 1945. Following his studies he travelled in

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and worked from 1953 to 1955 in

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for

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's office. Véret was a founder, in 1958, of the Atelier de Montrouge, with Pierre Riboulet, Gérard Thurnauer and Jean Renaudie. He also opened his own architecture office in

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, which he ran until 1999. Véret died at

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