Édouard Utudjian (; ) was a French-

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Besner, Jacques (2002-11-16
The Sustainable Usage of the Underground Space in Metropolitan Area
''OVI UMontreal'', retrieved February 18, 2012 architect who created the concept of " underground urbanism" in the 1930s.

Biography

Utudjian was born on November 12, 1905, in

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and graduated from the

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. In 1937, he founded the ''International Permanent Committee of Underground Technologies and Planning'' to promote the use 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

References

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