Perret Frères
E104475
Perret Frères was a pioneering early 20th-century French architectural firm renowned for its innovative use of reinforced concrete in modern architecture.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perret Frères canonical | 3 |
| Perret | 2 |
| Auguste Perret et Fils (family firm) | 1 |
| French architectural firm Perret Frères | 1 |
| Perret brothers | 1 |
| Perret brothers architectural firm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T856347 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Perret Frères Context triple: [Auguste Perret, coFounded, Perret Frères]
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A.
Eiffel et Cie
Eiffel et Cie was the engineering and construction firm through which Gustave Eiffel carried out many of his major iron-structure projects in the late 19th century.
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B.
Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog & de Meuron is a renowned Swiss architecture firm known for its innovative, sculptural designs on major international projects.
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C.
Groupe Dubreuil
Groupe Dubreuil is a French diversified holding company active in sectors such as aviation, automotive, and energy, notably owning airlines including French Bee and Air Caraïbes.
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D.
Petit & Fritsen
Petit & Fritsen is a historic Dutch bell foundry renowned for casting church bells and carillons used in notable towers and monuments worldwide.
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E.
Gilles-Barnabé Guimard
Gilles-Barnabé Guimard was an 18th-century French architect active in the Austrian Netherlands, noted for his neoclassical designs in Brussels.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Perret Frères Target entity description: Perret Frères was a pioneering early 20th-century French architectural firm renowned for its innovative use of reinforced concrete in modern architecture.
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A.
Eiffel et Cie
Eiffel et Cie was the engineering and construction firm through which Gustave Eiffel carried out many of his major iron-structure projects in the late 19th century.
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B.
Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog & de Meuron is a renowned Swiss architecture firm known for its innovative, sculptural designs on major international projects.
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C.
Groupe Dubreuil
Groupe Dubreuil is a French diversified holding company active in sectors such as aviation, automotive, and energy, notably owning airlines including French Bee and Air Caraïbes.
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D.
Petit & Fritsen
Petit & Fritsen is a historic Dutch bell foundry renowned for casting church bells and carillons used in notable towers and monuments worldwide.
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E.
Gilles-Barnabé Guimard
Gilles-Barnabé Guimard was an 18th-century French architect active in the Austrian Netherlands, noted for his neoclassical designs in Brussels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French company
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architectural firm ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 20th century
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interwar period ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
modern architecture
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rationalist architecture ⓘ |
| basedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
structural engineering
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urban design ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Auguste Perret
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Claude Perret ⓘ Gustave Perret ⓘ Perret brothers ⓘ
linked to:
Perret Frères
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| hasArchitect |
Auguste Perret
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Claude Perret ⓘ Gustave Perret ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Auguste Perret
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Claude Perret ⓘ Gustave Perret ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| inception | 1905 ⓘ |
| industry | architecture ⓘ |
| influenced |
European modernist architecture
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Le Corbusier ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exposed concrete aesthetics
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innovative use of reinforced concrete ⓘ integration of structure and form ⓘ pioneering role in modern architecture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Garage de la Rue de Ponthieu
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Immeuble de la Rue Franklin ⓘ Théâtre des Champs-Élysées ⓘ buildings in Le Havre reconstruction ⓘ Église Notre-Dame du Raincy ⓘ
linked to:
Notre-Dame du Raincy
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| operatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Paris region ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Paris urban area
|
| specializesIn |
public buildings
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reinforced concrete construction ⓘ religious architecture ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ theatre architecture ⓘ |
| usedMaterial | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perret Frères Description of subject: Perret Frères was a pioneering early 20th-century French architectural firm renowned for its innovative use of reinforced concrete in modern architecture.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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