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
Architecture is the art of expressing the soul of a nation.
The most beautiful monuments are those which, by their grandeur, inspire us with awe.
The architect must be a master of illusion.
The architect must be a master of light.
The architect must be a master of shadow.
The architect must be a master of form.
The architect must be a master of space.
The architect must be a master of proportion.
The architect must be a master of composition.
The architect must be a master of detail.
The architect must be a master of the sublime.
The architect must be a master of the beautiful.
The architect must be a master of the grand.
The architect must be a master of the simple.
The architect must be a master of the pure.
The architect must be a master of the eternal.
The architect must be a master of the infinite.
The architect must be a master of the universal.
The architect must be a master of the ideal.
The architect must be a master of the absolute.