Étienne Gaboury

Étienne Gaboury

Étienne Gaboury (born Étienne-Joseph Gaboury on April 24,1930 in Swan Lake, Manitoba) is a Canadian architect from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Gaboury, a descendant of Louis Riel, studied architecture and Latin at the University of Manitoba before studying at the Ecole Des Beaux Arts in Paris. Gaboury is known for his regional prairie designs that incorporate elements of the physical, emotional and spiritual.

He has completed more than 300 projects around the world including the Canadian Embassy in Mexico and is considered one of the most important Canadian architects working today.

His most notable projects include the Royal Canadian Mint building in Winnipeg, the Precious Blood Church and the new Saint Boniface Cathedral.

Sculpture of Louis Riel

Gaboury and sculptor Marcien Lemay designed a statue depicting Canadian Métis leader Louis Riel as a naked and tortured figure. The statue was unveiled in 1970 and stood on the grounds of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for 23 years. The statue was later moved to the grounds of the Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface.

Books

*Étienne Gaboury, Éditions du Blé, 2005

External links

* [http://www.archiseek.com/architects/g/gaboury_etienne.html Archiseek biography]
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0003122 Canadian Encyclopedia entry]


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