Louis Lafond

1888–1942 (age 54)

Biography

Louis Lafond, born in 1888, pursued architecture with care, shaping spaces that reflected both order and humanity in the city he cherished.

He departed in 1942, yet the built legacy he left behind and the memory kept at the Cemetery of Croix-Rousse honor a life devoted to thoughtful design.

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