Édouard Utudjian Explained
Édouard Utudjian (Armenian: էդուարդ Մկրտչի Ութուճյան; 12 November 1905[1]) was a French-Armenian[2] architect and creator of the concept "underground urbanism" in the 1930s.[3]
biography
He was born on November 12, 1905, in Constantinople and graduated from the University of Paris.[4] In 1937, Utudjian had founded the International Permanent Committee of Underground Technologies and Planning to promote the usage of underground space. He was the author of the books Architecture et urbanisme souterrain (1966) and L'urbanisme souterrain.[5] [6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Archiwebture — Utudjian, Edouard (1905-1975). 413 Ifa.
- Besner, Jacques (2002-11-16) The Sustainable Usage of the Underground Space in Metropolitan Area OVI UMontreal, retrieved February 18, 2012
- 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 ..."
- Book: Utudjian, Édouard . AGORHA . 2 December 2021 . fr.
- http://www.subsurface.org/menu_us.htm Espace souterrain
- Duffaut, Pierre(2006-11-07) Underground City-Planning A French born Concept for Sustainable Cities of Tomorrow AITES.Org retrieved February 9, 2010
