Theorist

Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand

1760–1834 Rationalism / typological method

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Type Pedagogy Proportion

Details

Nationality: French

Connections

authored Précis des leçons d'architecture données à l'École polytechnique
influenced Aldo Rossi

Referenced by

Marc-Antoine Laugier influenced
Étienne-Louis Boullée mentored
On Typology relates to
Antoine Quatremère de Quincy opposes

Sources

Durand. Précis des leçons d'architecture données à l'École polytechnique. 1805.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/jean-nicolas-louis-durand/. Accessed September 1, 2026.