Édouard Utudjian

Édouard Utudjian (Armenian: էդուարդ Մկրտչի Ութուճյան; (1905-11-12)November 12, 1905–(1975-07-28)July 28, 1975[1]) was a French-Armenian[2] architect and creator of the concept "underground urbanism" in the 1930s.[3]

Édouard Utudjian
Born(1905-11-12)November 12, 1905
Constantinople
DiedJuly 28, 1975(1975-07-28) (aged 69)
Paris
OccupationArchitect

In 1937, Utudjian had founded the International Permanent Committee of Underground Technologies and Planning to promote the usage of underground space.[2] He was the author of the books Architecture et urbanisme souterrain (1966) and L'urbanisme souterrain.[4][5]

References
  1. https://archiwebture.citedelarchitecture.fr/fonds/FRAPN02_UTUED
  2. Besner, Jacques (2002-11-16) The Sustainable Usage of the Underground Space in Metropolitan Area OVI UMontreal, retrieved February 18, 2012
  3. Aurèle Parrriaux et al. - Projet Deep City: ressources du sous-sol et développement durable ... 2010 - - Page 24 "Ils ont été largement animés par les travaux, véritablement fondateurs, de l'architecte et urbaniste Édouard Utudjian. Ils ont conduit, à la création, en 1933, du Groupe d'Études du Centre Urbain Souterrain (GECUS). Il a eu pour but de ..."
  4. Espace souterrain Subsurface.Org retrieved February 9, 2010 Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Duffaut, Pierre(2006-11-07) Underground City-Planning A French born Concept for Sustainable Cities of Tomorrow AITES.Org retrieved February 9, 2010


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