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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Edgar Ribeiro<br />
| image = Prominent Indian town planner Edgar Ribeiro- Goanetters' Meet 2015 Dec (Fundacao Oriente).jpg<br />
| caption = Ribeiro in 2015<br />
| birth_name = Edgar F. N. Ribeiro<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age at death|96|2026|4|26}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Poona]], British India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2026|4|24|1930|4|24|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Porvorim]], Goa, India<br />
| occupation = Architect, urban planner, educationist<br />
| alma_mater = {{ubl|<br />
* [[Sir J. J. College of Architecture]]<br />
* [[University of Manchester]]<br />
}}<br />
| relatives = [[Julio Ribeiro (police officer)|Julio Ribeiro]] (brother)<br />
}}<br />
'''Edgar F. N. Ribeiro''' (1929/1930 – 24 April 2026) was an Indian architect and urban planner who was the former Chief Town Planner of India and an advisor to the [[Planning Commission of India]]. He was also the Director of [[School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi|SPA, New Delhi]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Edgar F. N. Ribeiro<ref name="HeraldPeople26">{{Cite web |date=2026-04-26 |title=‘People’s planner’ Edgar Ribeiro no more |work=O Heraldo |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/goa/peoples-planner-edgar-ribeiro-no-more/472976/ |access-date=2026-04-28 |language=en-US}}</ref> was born in Poona. He studied architecture at [[Sir J. J. College of Architecture]], [[Bombay]], in the 1950s. He then went to the [[University of Manchester]] to pursue higher education in the field of town planning.<ref name="TOITrees26">{{Cite news |date=2026-04-26 |first=Misha |last=Britto |title=Edgar Ribeiro, the town planner who saw trees, pavements and people first |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/edgar-ribeiro-the-town-planner-who-saw-trees-pavements-and-people-first/articleshow/130522500.cms |access-date=2026-04-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name="IEGreen26">{{Cite web |date=2026-04-26 |first=Pavneet |last=Singh Chadha|title=The man who saved ‘much of the greenery we have left in Goa’ |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/edgar-ribeiro-dies-at-96-veteran-town-planner-helped-save-goas-green-cover-10656050/ |access-date=2026-04-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Ribeiro began his career by working with a [[municipal borough]] and a [[county council]] within the [[Unitary state|unitary system of developmental governance]] of the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="IEGreen26" /><br />
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Ribeiro then returned to India in 1962 and joined the Town and Country Planning Organisation (TCPO) of the Government of India.<ref name="IEGreen26" /><br />
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Between 1964 and 1967, he was responsible for setting up the Town and Country Planning Department for [[Goa, Daman and Diu]]. In the early 1970s, he was part of a central ministry responsible for proposing urban design guidelines for the city of [[New Delhi]]. Between 1979 and 1983, he served as Commissioner (Planning) at the [[Delhi Development Authority]], as part of which he led efforts for integrated development of transport, services and land use.<ref name="IEGreen26" /><br />
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He later got promoted to Chief of the TCPO in 1988.<ref name="IEGreen26" /><br />
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Ribeiro was also the Director of the [[School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi]], and later became the first Chairman of [[School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal]]. He also served as an Advisor (Spatial Planning) to the Planning Commission of India.<ref name="HeraldPeople26" /><br />
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After his retirement, he helped set up the Goenkarancho Ekvott ({{Translation|United Goans}}), a registered organisation of Goans living in Delhi. As part of their efforts, they realised the flaws in the planning for Goa.<ref name="TOITrees26" /> In 2009, he was chosen by the Government of Goa to draft the Regional Plan 2021. However, he resigned from the committee within a few months due to disagreements.<ref name="IEGreen26" /><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Edgar Ribeiro was the brother of noted police commissioner [[Julio Ribeiro (police officer)|Julio Ribeiro]]. Edgar was married and had two sons and a daughter.<ref name="TOITrees26" /><br />
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==Death==<br />
Ribeiro died in [[Porvorim]], Goa, on 24 April 2026, at the age of 96. The funeral was held at the Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Socorro, on 27 April.<ref name="TOITrees26" /><br />
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