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Sign: Tour - commemorative plaque to the architect Pierre Boille who renovated the old quarter


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5 Pl. Plumereau, 37000 Tours, France
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On the sign:
Pierre BOILLE,

Tours 1914, Luynes 1995

Architecte DPLG, il fut l’instigateur de la restauration Vieux Tours. Dès 1960, il organisa une expérience de restauration au sein du quartier Plumereau, expérience qui contribua à la réflexion déhcuchant cur la loi Malraux en 1962. Il fut architecte-conseil du secteur sauvegardé de Tours créé en 1973, d’une superficie de 90 hectares.
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The plaque mentions the architect born in Tour, who developed a method to modernize ancient quarters in city centers while preserving the ancient buildings, as an example he took a quarter in the city of Tour.

The place where the sign is located was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
Pierre BOILLE,

Tours 1914, Luynes 1995

Architect DPLG, he was the instigator of the restoration of Vieux Tours. In 1960, he organized a restoration experiment in the Plumereau district, an experiment that contributed to the thinking leading to the Malraux law in 1962. He was the consulting architect for the Tours protected sector created in 1973, with an area of ​​90 hectares.



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