Work

Visionary Projects

1784

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Enlightenment architect whose unbuilt designs were powerful fantasies expressing sublime ideals.

Fantasy

Details

Type: Project
Location: France

Classifications

Holder: Individual
Source of authority: Reason
Subject: Human centred
Cosmological orientation: Axis mundi
Mode of transmission: Text drawing
Knowledge type: Propositional
Epistemic cluster: Western philosophical

Referenced by

Étienne-Louis Boullée authored

Sources

Étienne-Louis Boullée. Architecture, Essai sur l'art. 1793.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Visionary Projects." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/boullee-visionary-projects/. Accessed July 17, 2026.