Complex sentence: The winner of the competition was architect Henri Duray In view of avoiding conflicts with the municipality, the CMP's president, Adrien Bénard initially favored the municipality architect Jean-Camille Formigé.
Split into simpler sentences: The winner of the competition was architect Henri Duray. The CMP's president, Adrien Bénard, favored the municipality architect Jean-Camille Formigé.