Etienne Louis Boullee

by Jean-Marie Pérouse de Montclos

English, French (translation)

Genres: Architecture, Art

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

Reviews

[Madeline Singleton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting pictures and lore

[Thorlakur · Rating 3 out of 5]

This small treatise touches lightly on the work of architect Etienne-Louis Boullée (1728-1799), who is aptly called a theoretician of revolutionary architecture. Few of his designs turned to actual edifices, but his drawings and writings had great impact on later architects. His neoclassical theories and designs were ideal for public buildings of new nation states, such as Germany and Italy, and would also be adopted by totalitarian regimes such as the Third Reich and the Soviet Union. Many of his ideas seem fantastical in design and devoid of any human scale, but it is that very fact that makes them so alluring and interesting.

[Marcella · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent pictures