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Raymond Lemaire (1878–1954) was a professor at the

Catholic University of Leuven University of Leuven or University of Louvain (; ) may refer to: * Old University of Leuven (1425–1797) * State University of Leuven (1817–1835) * Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968) * Katholieke Universiteit Leuven or KU Leuven (1968 ...

, both student and successor of Joris Helleputte.

Life

Lemaire was ordained to the priesthood in 1901 and graduated with a doctorate in Archaeology and Art History in 1906. From 1907 onwards he taught at the Catholic University, at various times giving courses on

ecclesiastical architecture Church architecture refers to the architecture of Christian buildings, such as Church (building), churches, chapels, convents, and seminaries. It has evolved over the two thousand years of the Christian religion, partly by innovation and partly ...

, conservation,

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and

architectural history The history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends, and dates. The beginnings of all these traditions is thought to be humans satisfying the very basic need of shelt ...

. He was particularly interested in

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. He played an important role in debates about the reconstruction of Leuven after the extensive destruction wrought upon the city during the

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As an architect, Lemaire designed the Redemptorist church, Leuven and the Institute of Agriculture, Heverlee.

Publications

* ''Les origines du style gothique en Brabant: L'architecture romane'' (Brussels, Vromant, 1906) * ''La reconstruction de Louvain: rapport présenté au nom de la Commission des alignements'' (Louvain, Wouters-Ickx, 1915) * ''Jezus goddelijk werkmanskind: retraite voor volksjongens: kenteekens der bouwwijze van de streek'' (Brussels, Vromant, 1918) * ''De toestand der godsdienstige kunst : toespraak (...) bij gelegenheid van de prijsuitdeeling in de Sint-Lucasschool, Gent, 1921'' (1921) * ''Het Laatste Avondmaal van Dierik Bouts: voordracht gehouden in de Sint-Pieterskerk op 7 november 1921'' (Leuven, Van Linthout, 1921) * ''Les études actuelles d'architecture et nos monuments anciens'' (Brussels, Heyvaert, 1931) * ''Beknopte geschiedenis van de meubelkunst'' (Antwerp, De Sikkel, 1937; fourth edition 1947) * ''L'architecture du Moyen Age au pays de Namur'' (Namur, Dubois, 1943)

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