![]() ![]() It was through The Primitive Hut that Laugier sought to explain his philosophy of architecture. Laugier argued for the simplicity of architecture, that architecture must return to its origins, the simple rustic hut. Rather than being concerned with the search for meaning and the over analysis of the representational elements of architecture, Laugier's essay proposed that the idea of noble and formal architecture was found in what was necessary for architecture, not in its ornamentation but in its true underlying fundamentals. Architecture in France during this period was defined predominantly by the Baroque style with its excessive ornamentation and religious iconography. ![]() It was written in the Age of Enlightenment, during a time characterised by rationalist thinking through science and reason. The Essay on Architecture was first published by Marc-Antoine Laugier in 1753. Origins of The Primitive Hut: Essai sur l'architecture ( Essay on Architecture), 1755 1 Origins of The Primitive Hut: Essai sur l'architecture ( Essay on Architecture), 1755. ![]()
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