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