He died in 1948 in Roquefort-la-Bedoul but his body was repatriated to the cemetery of Croix-Rousse in 1949. Its architecture is oriented around the concept of the "cité industrielle" or industrial city (title of his work published in 1917), a kind of ideal and modern city in which the urban functions (work, housing, health, leisure...) would be separated while space, greenery (with garden cities), and sunshine would be promoted. The materials of its achievements are reinforced concrete and glass.