Étienne Gaboury
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Étienne Gaboury (born Étienne-Joseph Gaboury on April 24, 1930 in Swan Lake, Manitoba) is a Canadian architect from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Gaboury, a decendant 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 Esplanade Riel, the Precious Blood Church and the new Saint Boniface Cathedral.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Books
- Étienne Gaboury, Éditions du Blé, 2005
