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    Paul Philippe Cret (October 23, 1876 – September 8, 1945) was a French-born Philadelphian architect and industrial designer. For more than thirty years...
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    Eccles Building (category Paul Philippe Cret buildings)
    building, designed in the Stripped Classicism style, was designed by Paul Philippe Cret and completed in 1937. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the...
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    Philadelphia founded in 1907 by Paul Philippe Cret as The Offices of Paul Philippe Cret. In 1923, John Harbeson became Cret's partner, along with William...
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    the futurism it espoused). It was popularised by the French-born Paul Philippe Cret, among others, and employed in Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, the Soviet...
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    University of Pennsylvania School of Fine Arts. There, he studied under Paul Philippe Cret in a version of the Beaux-Arts tradition, one that discouraged excessive...
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    brought more changes to the Square's layout when the French architect, Paul Philippe Cret redesigned parts of the Square to resemble Paris and the French gardens...
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    Main Building (University of Texas at Austin) (category Paul Philippe Cret buildings)
    serves floors 2 through 17. The 307-foot (94 m) tower was designed by Paul Philippe Cret. Completed in 1937, the Main Building is located in the middle of...
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    Hornbostel; and the University of Texas (commissioned in 1931), designed by Paul Philippe Cret. While the style of Beaux-Art buildings was adapted from historical...
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    square piers are inspired by the work of Franco-American architect Paul Philippe Cret. The grandstand is famous as the building that had the swastika blown...
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    Detroit Institute of Arts (category Paul Philippe Cret buildings)
    highly regarded by architects. The original building, designed by Paul Philippe Cret, is flanked by north and south wings with the white marble as the...
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