Paul Andreu (1938-2018) was a French architect who was well-known for designing a number of airports in the . He designed the largest airport in France (and second-largest in Europe), the Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris. Located in Roissy-en-France, it is also known as the Roissy airport.
The airport design and construction began in 1966 and was completed in 1974. Paul Andreu oversaw this design and its subsequent expansions.
The original airport consisted only of what is now Terminal 1, a tall circular hub surrounded by seven satellite buildings where the gates were located.
The ten-story central building has an impressive design with its overlapping bridges between floors.
In subsequent years the airport was expanded and more terminals were added.
In 2004, a part of Terminal 2E, which had been added in 2003, collapsed and killed four people.
The collapse was apparently due to some technical issues, combined with too little margin for error in the safety design. The collapse naturally upset Andreu and prompted a break in his work.
