Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand
French architecture writer
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| Intro | French architecture writer | |
| A.K.A. | J. N. L. Durand Jean Nicolas Louis Durand J.-N.-L. Durand | |
| A.K.A. | J. N. L. Durand Jean Nicolas Louis Durand J.-N.-L. Durand | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Architect | |
| Work field | Engineering | |
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| Birth | 18 September 1760, Paris, Île-de-France, France | |
| Death | 31 December 1834Thiais, canton of Thiais, arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Val-de-Marne (aged 74 years) |
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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.