Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French architecture writer
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand
- Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand (Paris, 18 September 1760 – Thiais, 31 December 1834) was a French author, teacher and architect.
- He was an important figure in Neoclassicism, and his system of design using simple modular elements anticipated modern industrialized building components.
- Having spent periods working for the architect Étienne-Louis Boullée and the civil engineer Jean-Rodolphe Perronet, he became a Professor of Architecture at the École Polytechnique in 1795.
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