Louis Logue Armét ( ; October 26, 1914 – October 11, 1981) was an American architect and strong proponent of Googie architecture 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 Los Angeles High School, Loyola University, and the USC School of Architecture. From 1941 to 1943, he worked for the Navy Department of Design at Pearl Harbor, followed by a three-year hitch with the Seabees.

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Armét received his architect license in 1946. He co-founded the Armét & Davis architectural firm with Eldon Davis in 1947, which became known for its distinctive Googie architecture style in Southern California.

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Armét died in Los Angeles at the age of 66.

Louis Armet

References

External links

Armet Davis Newlove Architecture website

1914 births

1981 deaths

Modernist architects

Architects from Los Angeles

20th-century American architects

Architects from St. Louis

University of Southern California alumni