Tony Garnier (August 13, 1869Lyon, France-- January 19, 1948, Roquefort-la Bédoule, France) was a noted architect and city planner. He is considered the forerunner to the 20th century French architects. After extensive study of sociological and architectural problems, he began in 1901 to formulate an elaborate solution to the perceived issues and published his treatsie Une cité industrielle in 1918. August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lyons), see Lyons (disambiguation). ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
TonyGarnier was born on 13 August1869 in Lyon, in a district called “La Croix-Rousse”.
Edouard Herriot commissioned TonyGarnier to execute most of the “Great Works” of the city: Abattoir of La Mouche and cattle market (1908-1928), Hospital of Grange-Blanche (1911-1933), Municipal Stadium of Gerland (1913-1926) and Social Housing area "Les Etats-Unis" (1919-1933).