Primitive hut

Primitive hut

The "primitive hut" had been standard in architectural theory since Vitruvius. Marc-Antoine (Abbe) Laugier brought the idea to life with an image of the hut as the frontpiece for the second edition of Laugier's Essay on Architecture (1755).


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