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Article: Weaving a Modern Plan for Canada's Capital: Jacques Greber and the 1950 Plan for the National Capital Region.
- Article from:
- Urban History Review
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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Abstract
The 1950 Plan for the National Capital is one of the most significant documents in Canadian planning history. The plan was the guide for the rapid transformation of Ottawa and Hull from rather dreary industrial towns into an attractive modern capital. Jacques Greber, a French architect, planner and landscape architect, headed the planning team. He was personally recruited by Prime Minister Mackenzie King to realize his dream of a capital that inspired pride among Canadians. Greber was considered France's leading planner in mid-century, having completed plans for the Fairmount Parkway in Philadelphia, Lille, Marseilles and Rouen. Ironically, Greber is ...