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design competition, drawing further praise from the Jesuit art theorist

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and the Benedictine liturgist

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, which launched him on a 20-year career. His growing deafness made communication with clients problematic.Dessauvage, Marc
Flemish built heritage website. Accessed 11 September 2016. One of his most prestigious designs was for the Faculty of Arts of the

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(1971–72).

Designs

*Church of St Aldegonde, Ezemaal (1962–65) *Chapel of Sint-Lievenscollege, Ghent (1964–65) *

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(1966–70) *Faculty of Arts,

(1971–72)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dessauvage, Marc 1931 births 1984 deaths 20th-century Belgian architects Ecclesiastical architects