Édouard Utudjian
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Édouard Utudjian ( hy, էդուարդ Մկրտչի Ութուճյան; ) was a French- ArmenianBesner, Jacques (2002-11-16
The Sustainable Usage of the Underground Space in Metropolitan Area
''OVI UMontreal'', retrieved February 18, 2012
architect and creator of the concept " underground urbanism" in the 1930s.


biography

He was born on November 12, 1905, in Constantinople and graduated from the University of Paris. 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''.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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Ethnic Armenian architects Architects from Istanbul Armenians from the Ottoman Empire Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to France French people of Armenian descent 1905 births 1975 deaths 20th-century Armenian architects {{france-architect-stub