Nicolas Le Camus de Mézières, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French architect
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Nicolas Le Camus de Mézières
- Nicolas Le Camus de Mézières (March 26, 1721 – July 27, 1793) was a French architect and theoretician.
- He was born and died in Paris.
- He published several works on architectural and related subjects, including Architecture of Expression, and The Theatre of Desire at the End of the Ancien Régime; Or, The Analogy of Fiction with Architectural Innovation. Le Camus designed the Halle aux blés (Corn Exchange) with a circular central courtyard and a double staircase.
- The layout of that building has been retained in the present Bourse de commerce.
- Le Camus developed a theory of architecture in which the character of a building should express its destination or the social status of its client.
- Unlike previous character theories in architecture, Le Camus's theory was based on an explicit analogy between architecture and theatre.
- His architectural mode of expression followed a temporal progression similar to the dramatic unfolding of a play, and gradations in ornamentation throughout the interior of a building resembled a succession of stage sets in a theatrical performance.
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