Work
Essai sur l'architecture
Explore in the Atlas →Published anonymously 1753; second edition 1755 named Laugier and added the Eisen frontispiece of the primitive hut. Reduced true architecture to column, entablature and pediment. Standard modern English edition 1977.
Type Dwelling Meaning
Details
- Type
- Essay
- Location
- Paris
Connections
- articulates The Primitive Hut
Referenced by
- Marc-Antoine Laugier authored
Sources
- Laugier. Essai sur l'architecture. 1977.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Essai sur l'architecture." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/work-essai-sur-larchitecture/. Accessed July 17, 2026.