Sunday, November 23, 2008

Laugier on simplicity

"Such is the course of simple nature; by imitating the natural process, art was born. All the splendours of architecture ever conceived have been modelled on the little rustic hut I have just described. It is by approaching the simplicity of the first model that fundamental mistakes are avoided and true perfection is achieved." - Marc Antoine Laugier (1713-1769)

"Allegory of Architecture Returning to its Natural Model"
Charles Eisen
frontispiece to M.-A. Laugier, Essai sur l'architecture



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