The problem of method in architecture, as a subject of research, always appears as a result of the development of artistic life and new aesthetic needs. Each new stage of artistic development reveals the insufficiency of the previous one not because it has become irrational, but because it no longer corresponds to new ideas about social relations and the nature of the human activity.
In this article we examine the figure of the military engineer, geometer,
architect Pierre Rico de Tirregaille (Tirrgaille, French Pierre Ricaud de Tirregaille, Ricaud
(Ricaut, Ryko) Pierre de Tirregaille (Tirgaille)). The years of his activity (about 1725 - after
1772) are relatively well known to researchers. But his biography remains unknown, except
for the period of activity in the Commonwealth. Analysis of the results of previous research
has shown that scientific research has been conducted in several areas. The first area
The article analyzes the life and creative path of the French military engineer, geometer and architect Pierre Rico de Tiregail (1725 – after 1772).