Urbain Cassan
*12. 3. 1890 – Narbonne, France
†4. 4. 1979 – Paris, France
Biography
Urbain Cassan was a French architect who graduated in 1911 from the Academy of Fine Arts and a polytechnic school. He participated in the rebuilding of the country after World War I, and in 1939 Raoul Dautry made him an advisor at the Ministry of Armaments. In 1941, he initiated research on French rural architecture, which was led by Georges-Henri Rivière as part of the National Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions. In 1944, Raoul Dautry appointed him General Director of Construction at the Ministry of Reconstruction and Urban Planning. From 1946 to 1955, he was a consulting architect for Electricité de France, and in 1953 he was appointed Chief Architect for civil buildings and national palaces. In 1965, he was elected to the Academy of Fine Arts, where he replaced Paul Tournon (1881-1964).
Urbain Cassan was a French architect who graduated in 1911 from the Academy of Fine Arts and a polytechnic school. He participated in the rebuilding of the country after World War I, and in 1939 Raoul Dautry made him an advisor at the Ministry of Armaments. In 1941, he initiated research on French rural architecture, which was led by Georges-Henri Rivière as part of the National Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions. In 1944, Raoul Dautry appointed him General Director of Construction at the Ministry of Reconstruction and Urban Planning. From 1946 to 1955, he was a consulting architect for Electricité de France, and in 1953 he was appointed Chief Architect for civil buildings and national palaces. In 1965, he was elected to the Academy of Fine Arts, where he replaced Paul Tournon (1881-1964).
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