Étienne-Louis Boullée
A visionary French Neoclassical architect whose unbuilt projects, like the Cenotaph for Isaac Newton, influenced subsequent generations.
Quotes by Étienne-Louis Boullée
To make a building speak, one must make it speak in its own language, that of architecture.
The art of building is not merely to construct, but to create.
Architecture is the art of producing and combining images.
The most beautiful buildings are those which, by their very simplicity, impress us most deeply.
It is by the effects of light that architecture becomes truly sublime.
Shadow is the great veil of nature.
The architect must be a poet, for he must create images.
The architect's task is to make the invisible visible.
Architecture is the art of making the invisible visible.
The architect must be a philosopher, for he must understand the nature of man.
The architect must be a painter, for he must understand the effects of light and shadow.
The architect must be a sculptor, for he must understand form and mass.
The architect must be a musician, for he must understand harmony and rhythm.
The architect must be a poet, for he must understand the emotions of man.
The architect must be a man of taste, for he must understand beauty.
The architect must be a man of genius, for he must create.
The architect must be a man of the world, for he must understand society.
The architect must be a man of science, for he must understand construction.
The architect must be a man of art, for he must understand aesthetics.
The architect must be a man of all trades, for he must understand everything.