Louis-Michel-Clément Faille (1881, Nurlu – 1938, Nurlu) was a French

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from Picardie. He was responsible for much reconstruction in the eastern Somme department of northern

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after the end of

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Career

Faille was interested in the local architectural tradition. In 1917, he took part in a competition launched by S.A.D.G.( Société des architectes diplômés par le gouvernement ) for the establishment of typical models of homes and farms for the devastated Somme region. His idea was of a large Picardy farm at the heart of a commune. In the days following the end of the

, in accord with the territorial divisions allotted for reconstruction, he was assigned to the

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and

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, where he designed and built many new schools, churches and town-halls.

Major works

* Sorel-le-Grand; Mairie-school, Church (1932) * Longavesnes; Church (1926) *

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; Church (1928-1932) *

; Church * Nurlu; Marie-school, Church, his personal home *

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; Church *

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; Church and also chief architect for the reconstruction cooperative *

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; War memorial * Guyencourt-Saulcourt; Church and two chapels

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Faille, Louise 1881 births 1938 deaths 20th-century French architects