LeDoux

Architect of the French revolution, Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (1736–1806) was also one of the most revolutionary architects of the eighteenth century. His famous guard and customs houses are familiar to every traveler to Paris, and his Saltworks at Chaux an important architectural pilgrimmage site. His concept of an architecture parlante, or "speaking architecture," one that clearly symbolizes its function, has in?uenced generations of architects. This concept has served as a source of inspirat...