Précis of the lectures on architecture
Subtitle: with, Graphic portion of the lectures on architecture
By: Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand ; introduction by Antoine Picon ; translation by David Britt.
Contributors: Durand, Jean-Nicolas-Louis, 1760-1834.
Series: Texts & documents
Publisher: Getty Research Institute
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Los Angeles, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: Architecture; Architecture -- Designs and plans
Genres: Designs and plans.
Other titles: Précis of the lectures on architecture ; with, Graphic portion of the lectures on architecture; Graphic portion of the lectures on architecture.
Description: "In 1795, in the midst of the revolutionary turmoil in France, Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand was named professor of architecture at the newly created Ecole Polytechnique. Durand seized the occasion to propose far-reaching changes for the teaching of architecture. Not only do his lectures emphasize utilitarian and economic values in the practice of architecture, but they also assail the rationale behind the bulwarks of classical architectural training: beauty, proportionality, and symbolism - in short, the entire Vitruvian tradition."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-330) and index.
First work originally published: Précis des leçons d'architecture données à l'Ecole polytechnique. Paris : J. Durand, 1802-1805. 2nd work originally published: Partie graphique des cours d'architecture faits a l'Ecole royale polytechnique depuis sa réorganisation. Paris : J. Durand, 1821.