Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand (Paris, 18 September 1760 –
Thiais
Thiais () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
The name Thiais comes from Medieval Latin ''Theodasium'' or ''Theodaxium'', meaning "estate of Theodasius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
The A ...
, 31 December 1834) was a French author, teacher and architect. He was an important figure in Neoclassicism, and his system of design using simple modular elements anticipated modern industrialized building components. Having spent periods working for the architect
Étienne-Louis Boullée
Étienne-Louis Boullée (12 February 17284 February 1799) was a visionary French neoclassical architect whose work greatly influenced contemporary architects.
Life
Born in Paris, he studied under Jacques-François Blondel, Germain Bof ...
and the civil engineer
Jean-Rodolphe Perronet
Jean-Rodolphe Perronet (27 October 1708 – 27 February 1794) was a French architect and structural engineer, known for his many stone arch bridges. His best known work is the Pont de la Concorde (1787).
Early life
Perronet was born in Suresn ...
, he became a Professor of Architecture at the
École Polytechnique
École may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, Savoi ...
in 1795.
See also
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Étienne-Louis Boullée
Étienne-Louis Boullée (12 February 17284 February 1799) was a visionary French neoclassical architect whose work greatly influenced contemporary architects.
Life
Born in Paris, he studied under Jacques-François Blondel, Germain Bof ...
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Leo von Klenze
Leo von Klenze (Franz Karl Leopold von Klenze; 29 February 1784, Buchladen (Bockelah / Bocla) near Schladen – 26 January 1864, Munich) was a German neoclassicist architect, painter and writer. Court architect of Bavarian King Ludwig I, Leo ...
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Gustav Vorherr
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Friedrich Weinbrenner
Friedrich Weinbrenner (24 November 1766 – 1 March 1826) was a German architect and city planner admired for his mastery of classical style.
Birth and education
Weinbrenner was born in Karlsruhe, and began his career apprenticed to his father, ...
Bibliography
* ''Nouveau précis des leçons d'architecture : données a l'Ecole impériale polytechnique'' by J.N.L. Durand pub. Fantin; (1813)
* ''Précis des leçons d'architecture données à l'École royale polytechnique'' by J.N.L. Durand. pub. Chez l'auteur; (1809)
* ''Recueil et parallèle des édifices de tout genre, anciens et modernes : remarquables par leur beauté, par leur grandeur, ou par leur singularité, et dessinés sur une même échelle'' by J.N.L. Durand. pub. D. Avanzo; (1830?)
* ''Recueil et parallèle des édifices de tout genre, anciens et modernes : remarquables par leur beauté, par leur grandeur, ou par leur singularité, et dessinés sur une même échelle'' by J.N.L. Durand. pub. l'Imprimerie de Gillé fils; (1799 or 1800)
1760 births
Writers from Paris
Architects from Paris
1834 deaths
18th-century French architects
French neoclassical architects
École Polytechnique faculty
French architecture writers
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