![(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 5, 2004 French architecte Paul Andreu, member of the French Académie des Beaux-Arts section of architecture, poses in Paris. Paul Andreu died aged 80 on October 11, 2018 / AFP / Eric Feferberg](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EK6V5NXVDNU3IGSKKSL2MCTAM4.jpg?smart=true&auth=49f72f71d9ab193a60e8772a6aaab16ebdc5762ed623452fc844ff02fff25d28&width=400&height=225)
French architect Paul Andreu, pictured in 2004, died aged 80 on Thursday. AFP
French architect Paul Andreu, pictured in 2004, died aged 80 on Thursday. AFP
Paul Andreu, famed architect behind Abu Dhabi airport, dies at 80
Andreu also designed Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris