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Alfred Agache

1875 – 1959

French architect and urbanist

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Lived 1875 – 1959 (aged 84). Alfred Agache was a French architect, esperantist and urban planner.

Hubert Donat Alfred Agache (24 February 1875 – 4 May 1959) was a French architect and urbanist known for his work in Brazil.

Agache was born in Tours to Auguste and Catherine Agache. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Victor Laloux.

He formally planned the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Porto Alegre and Curitiba in the 1940s and 1950s, supported by the Estado Novo regime in Brazil. And in Porto Alegre his plans for the Redenção Park were realised to host the Farroupilha Revolution centennial fair. While his plans were often too expensive to be completed, they formed the basis of more practical plans, and the affordable parts of his plan were followed for several decades, although in Curitiba the so-called Agache Plan was retired and then superseded by later urban planning efforts beginning in the 1960s.

Agache submitted designs for Canberra in the Federal Capital City design competition, and placed third.

Agache also co-founded the French Society for Urban Studies. He was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1935 and died in 1959.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Beaux-Arts de Paris, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour; Officer of the order of Nichan Iftikhar; Commander of the Order of the Southern Cross; Officier d'académie
Also known as
Alfred Hu­­bert Donat Agache, Donat-Alfred Agache, Alfred Hubert Donat Agache, Hubert Donat Alfred Agache

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Alfred Agache?

French architect and urbanist (1875–1959)

When was Alfred Agache born?

Alfred Agache was born on 24 February 1875 in Tours.

When did Alfred Agache die?

Alfred Agache died on 4 May 1959 in Paris.

What was Alfred Agache's occupation?

Alfred Agache was an architect, esperantist and urban planner.

What nationality was Alfred Agache?

Alfred Agache was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alfred Agache

· Wikidata: Q1240579

· DBpedia: Alfred Agache (architect)

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