Jacques Gréber

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Jacques Gréber was a French architect and urban planner known for his influential city plans and monumental civic designs in both Europe and North America.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf architect
human
urban planner
continentOfCitizenship Europe
countryOfCitizenship France
familyName Gréber
fieldOfWork architecture
urban planning
genre classical urban composition
monumental axial planning
givenName Jacques
hasActivity design of civic centers
design of parkways
preparation of master plans for capital cities
urban beautification projects
influenced development of the National Capital Region of Canada
urban form of Ottawa
influencedBy City Beautiful movement in North America
French Beaux-Arts tradition
knownFor comprehensive city plans in Europe
comprehensive city plans in North America
large-scale urban design
monumental civic design
movement Beaux-Arts architecture
City Beautiful movement
name Jacques Gréber
nativeLanguage French
notableWork Benjamin Franklin Parkway design work in Philadelphia
Greber Plan for Ottawa
Parkway and civic center schemes in Philadelphia
Plan for the National Capital Region of Canada
Urban plans in Canada
Urban plans in France
Urban plans in the United States
occupation architect
urban planner
sexOrGender male
workLocation Canada
France
Ottawa
Paris
Philadelphia
United States

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