Académie d'architecture
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This article is about the current architecture society in France. For the former French architecture society, see Académie royale d'architecture.
The Académie d'Architecture (French: [akademi d‿aʁʃitɛktyʁ]) is a French learned society whose purpose is the recognition of architectural quality. Founded in 1840 as the Société Centrale des Architectes (French: [sɔsjete sɑ̃tʁal dɛz‿aʁʃitɛkt]; English: "Central Society of Architects"), the society was renamed Académie d'Architecture in 1953, reviving the name of the former Académie Royale d'Architecture, founded in 1671 by Jean-Baptiste Colbert.[1]
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Established | 1840 |
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Focus | architecture |
Head | Paul Quintrand |
Members | 100 |
Formerly called | Société Centrale des Architectes |
Location | Hôtel de Chaulnes, 9 Place des Vosges , , |
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