Guy Ardilouze

Guy Ardilouze graduated from the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures with a degree in civil engineering in 1938. During the late 1930s he won several prizes for his works including the Best Diploma Award. He was awarded the Delano and Aldrich/Emerson Fellowship to travel and study in the United States to a French architect. During his stay he taught at the University of Oregon and Washington State. He wrote the book “Voyage d’Amerique” where he published his letters, and some biographical notes, during an American trip between 9 February and 2 August 1939. In France, he worked in the ateliers of Pierre Leprince-Ringuet, Emmanuel Pontremoli and André Leconte. Ardilouze died in 1944 in a plane crash near Brives in Central France, four years before he “participated” in London.

The joint project of the three architects Guy Ardilouze, Jean Démaret and Othello Zavaroni was a local sports center for the training of future top athletes. It was built on a former estate near the castle of Boivre. The planning began in 1942. Although it is not confirmed that the construction was carried out according to the plans of these three architects, that seems very likely. Today, it is operated under the name Center de Ressources, d’Expertise et de Performance Sportives (CREPS).