Theory
The Primitive Hut
Explore in the Atlas →Laugier's regulative idea (Essai sur l'architecture, 1753; Eisen frontispiece 1755) that all true architecture reduces to column, entablature and pediment, illustrated by a hut of living trees joined by a pediment of branches. An Enlightenment rather than ancient idea, later taken up by Quatremère, Semper and Rykwert's On Adam's House in Paradise (1972).
Type Dwelling Meaning
Details
- Introduced
- 1753
Referenced by
- Essai sur l'architecture articulates
- Marc-Antoine Laugier proposed
Sources
- Laugier. Essai sur l'architecture. 1977.
- Rykwert, J. On Adam's House in Paradise: The Idea of the Primitive Hut in Architectural History. Museum of Modern Art, 1972.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "The Primitive Hut." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/primitive-hut/. Accessed July 17, 2026.