Victor Laloux (1850 - 1937), French Beaux-Arts architect best remembered for the 1900 stone facade of the Paris Gare d'Orsay, now the Musée d'Orsay. Laloux worked in an eclectic, highly ornamented , academic style and taught at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts workshop. Laloux was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1878 and the American AIA Gold Medal. 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person licensed in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... West façade of the Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Cathedral A façade (sometimes just facade) is the exterior of a building – especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. ... The Musée dOrsay is a museum in Paris, situated on the left bank of the River Seine. ... Eclecticism is an approach to thought that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions or conclusions, but instead draws upon multiple theories to gain complementary insights into phenomena, or applies only certain theories in particular cases. ... Ornament is frequently used to denote: An element of decoration. ... cole des Beaux Arts refers to several art schools in France. ... The Prix de Rome is a scholarship for students of the arts. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The AIA Gold Medal is awarded by the American Institute of Architects conferred by the national AIA Board of Directors in recognition of a significant body of work of lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture. ...