This volume provides a synoptic survey of the work of Le Corbusier. It includes the complete works, ranging from the earliest drafts and sketches to buildings and projects of his last creative period - such as the Olivetti Research Centre, and the French Embassy Building in Brasilia.
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A Comprehensive LOOK at the work of le Corbusier,
By Mark O. Miller (Boston, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Le Corbusier 1910-65 (German, French and English Edition) (Paperback)
For those (like myself) who want a good look at the work of le Corbusier, this is the book for you! Dividing his projects by type (eg houses, museum projects, etc) and including a summary of his theory of architectural proportion (le modulor) and an overview of his urban planning projects, the editors provide copious photos of models and plans, (and photos of the actual buildings for those that reached execution -- many did not). Paragraph length captions are trilingual: the original French, English and German. (Interestingly, my comparison of the English to the French revealed information that did not overlap, being more complete sometimes in French, sometimes in English! Omissions were not critical,however.) The book begins with a short biographical summary and a chronological list of architectural works, as well as publications by and about le Corbusier. The interested student will obtain a sound foundation and a starting point for more in-depth study. The interested amateur will come away with a good concept of what le Corbusier was trying to accomplish.
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One of Le Corbusier's very first designs. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
une rénovation architecturale, les pilotis, grandeur conforme, ciment armé, sur pilotis, services communs, béton brut, ville contemporaine, béton armé, jardin suspendu, cité universitaire Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Buenos Aires, Pierre Jeanneret, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Société des Nations, Jane Drew, League of Nations, Palais du Gouverneur, Maison des Jeunes, Lucio Costa, East River, Maxwell Fry, Das Innere, Innern des Gebäudes, Oscar Niemeyer, Projekt Le Corbusier, Bois de Boulogne, Business District, Civic Center, Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos, Das System, Das Tageslicht, Die Westfassade, Goldenen Schnitt, Grand Architecte New!
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One of Le Corbusier's very first designs. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
une rénovation architecturale, les pilotis, grandeur conforme, ciment armé, sur pilotis, services communs, béton brut, ville contemporaine, béton armé, jardin suspendu, cité universitaire Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Buenos Aires, Pierre Jeanneret, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Société des Nations, Jane Drew, League of Nations, Palais du Gouverneur, Maison des Jeunes, Lucio Costa, East River, Maxwell Fry, Das Innere, Innern des Gebäudes, Oscar Niemeyer, Projekt Le Corbusier, Bois de Boulogne, Business District, Civic Center, Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos, Das System, Das Tageslicht, Die Westfassade, Goldenen Schnitt, Grand Architecte New!
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- Divine Proportion (Janus Library) by Luca Pacioli on page 270, and page 271
- New York (Land of Liberty) by Ellen Sturm on page 102
- Le Corbusier: Paris-Chandigarh by Klaus-Peter Gast on 4 pages
- Flying Dutchman: Motion in Architecture by Kari Jormakka on page 33
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