Main entry:

Durand, Jean-Nicolas-Louis, 1760-1834.

Title & Author:

Précis of the lectures on architecture : with, Graphic portion of the lectures on architecture / Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand ; introduction by Antoine Picon ; translation by David Britt.

Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : Getty Research Institute, 2000.

Description:

xiii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Series:

Texts & documents

Notes:
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-330) and index.
1. From "Poetry of Art" to Method: The Theory of Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand / Antoine Picon -- Precis of the Lectures on Architecture, Volume One. pt. I. Elements of Buildings. Sect. 1. Qualities of Materials. Sect. 2. Uses of Materials. Sect. 3. Forms and Proportions. pt. II. Composition in General. Sect. 1. Combination of the Elements. Sect. 2. The Parts of Buildings. Sect. 3. Buildings as a Whole -- Precis of the Lectures on Architecture, Volume Two. pt. III. Examination of the Principal Kinds of Building. Sect. 1. The Principal Parts of Cities. Sect. 2. Public Buildings. Sect. 3. Private Buildings -- Graphic Portion of the Lectures on Architecture -- How to Acquire in a Short Time True Architectural Talents -- Summary of the Portion of the Oral Lectures relative to the Graphic Work. Lecture 1. General Ideas. Lecture 2. The Elements of a Building. Lecture 3. Lecture 4. Lecture 5. Lecture 6. Lecture 7. Lecture 8. Works by Durand.

Summary:

"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."--Jacket.

Resources:
Getty Publications Virtual Library
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0892365803 (pbk.)
9780892365807 (pbk.)

Subject:

Durand, Jean-Nicolas-Louis.
Architecture.
Architecture Designs and plans.
Architecture Dessins et plans.
architecture (discipline)
Architekturtheorie
Bauentwurf
Vorlesung
Bouwkunst.
Frankreich

Form/genre:

Designs and plans.
Lectures.
Architectural drawings.

Added entries:

Durand, Jean-Nicolas-Louis, 1760-1834. Partie graphique des cours d'architecture faits a l'Ecole royale polytechnique depuis sa réorganisation. English.
Graphic portion of the lectures on architecture.
Texts & documents.

Précis of the lectures on architecture ; with, Graphic portion of the lectures on architecture

Holdings:

Location: Library main 213049
Call No.: NA44.D948.A35 2000
Status: Available