Alphonse Laverrière
Alphonse Laverrière | |
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| Born | May 16, 1872 |
| Died | March 11, 1954 (aged 81) |
| Resting place | Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Art competitions | ||
| 1912 Stockholm | Architecture | |
Alphonse Laverrière (16 May 1872 – 11 March 1954) was a Swiss architect.
He studied at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève and later at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts and was professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
In 1912, he won a gold medal in architecture with Eugène-Edouard Monod in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for their "Building Plan of a Modern Stadium".
Between 1922 and 1951, Laverrière designed the Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery at Lausanne and is buried there.