In memoriam: Jacques Boulanger-Français.
It is with profound emotion that the Comité René Pechère learned of the passing of Jacques Boulanger-Français, landscape architect, former collaborator of René Pechère at the 1958 World Exhibition, and a landmark figure in Belgian landscape architecture.
His work, at the intersection of technical rigour and artistic sensibility, bears witness to a life entirely devoted to the beauty of places, the quality of living environments and the transmission of exceptional expertise.
A loyal collaborator of René Pechère, then an independent and visionary «ARTchitect», Jacques Boulanger-Français inscribed his name in the lineage of the great international landscape builders, always attentive to the human dimension, to nature, and to the spirit of place.
The Comité René Pechère pays tribute today to the memory of a master, an esteemed colleague, a generous friend, and a passionate craftsman whose legacy will live on in the gardens, parks and minds he has inspired.
Our thoughts go to his family and loved ones.
François Chaslin, bridge-builder of architecture and ideas.
Sixteen years as president of the René Pechère Prize jury.
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Photo taken at the Prix littéraire René Pechère, 27 November 2024, Galerie Bortier, Brussels.
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