Roger Katan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Roger Katan

French-American artist and architect

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1931

Place of Birth: Ain Bni Mathar, Morocco

Profession: architect, sculptor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Roger G.
Katan is a French-American architect, planner, sculptor, and activist born in Berguent (today's Aïn Bni Mathar), Eastern Morocco, on January 5, 1931.
Based in the United States in the early 1960s, he was an active founder of advocacy planning, participatory democracy applied to urban planning.
As a kinetic artist, he collaborated and exhibited with rising figures of postmodern art.
After 1975, Katan became involved in humanitarian relief and continued to encourage participatory practices and self-management.
His method favors traditional, sustainable agriculture and construction.
In 1999 he moved to Sauve, southern France, where he resumed work on kinetic sculpture and publications.