Alphonse Laverrière (16 May 1872 – 11 March 1954) was a

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. He studied at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève and later at the

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and was professor at the

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. In 1912, he won a gold medal in architecture with Eugène-Edouard Monod in the art competitions of the

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for their "Building Plan of a Modern Stadium". Between 1922 and 1951, Laverrière designed the Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery at

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and is buried there.

Works

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* Cantonal Botanical Museum and Gardens

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* 1872 births 1954 deaths Swiss architects Olympic gold medalists in art competitions Academic staff of ETH Zurich Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Art competitors at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{Switzerland-architect-stub