The founding of an organization, school or recurring program that went on to shape architectural practice: the founding of a professional body such as RIBA or the AIA, of a movement-defining group such as CIAM, of an influential school such as the Bauhaus, or of a major recognition program such as the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Belongs here: any milestone whose subject is the establishment of an ongoing institution, school or program. Does not belong here: a single publication or exhibition an institution later produced, grouped under its own category.
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Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Academie royale d'architecture, HistoryQuote, Wikipedia: Academie royale d'architecture, History
The Académie Royale d'Architecture was founded on December 30, 1671, by Louis XIV, king of France under the impulsion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert.
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