Louis Logue Armét ( ; October 26, 1914 – October 11, 1981) was an

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and strong proponent of

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during the mid-twentieth century.

Biography

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Armét moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of thirteen, where he attended

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, and the

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. From 1941 to 1943, he worked for the Navy Department of Design at Pearl Harbor, followed by a three-year hitch with the

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s. Armét received his architect license in 1946. He co-founded the Armét & Davis

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with

Eldon Davis Eldon Carlyle Davis (February 2, 1917 – April 22, 2011) was an American architect, considered largely responsible for the creation of Googie architecture, a form of modern architecture originating in Southern California. Googie architecture ...

in 1947, which became known for its distinctive

style in

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. Armét died in Los Angeles at the age of 66.

References

External links

Armet Davis Newlove Architecture website
1914 births 1981 deaths Modernist architects from the United States Architects from Los Angeles 20th-century American architects Architects from St. Louis University of Southern California alumni {{US-architect-20C-stub