Movement

École des Beaux-Arts (Paris)

1671–1968
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The dominant nineteenth-century model of architectural education, with origins in 1671 and its modern form fixed by Napoleon III in 1863; pedagogy organised through patron-led ateliers, a hierarchy of concours, the esquisse-en-loge, the charrette and the Prix de Rome; architectural instruction abolished in 1968.

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Origin
Paris, France

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Sources

  1. Tate. École des Beaux-Arts. 2024. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/e/ecole-des-beaux-arts.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "École des Beaux-Arts (Paris)." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/ecole-des-beaux-arts/. Accessed July 17, 2026.