A tour of the modern architectural master's definitive and lesser-known European structures features sequential photography accompanied by narrative descriptions of each building, additional literary and graphic data, and introductory text ...
In this first biography of the man, Nicholas Fox Weber writes about Le Corbusier the precise, mathematical, practical-minded artist whose idealism—vibrant, poetic, imaginative; discipline; and sensualism were reflected in his iconic ...
... Marion Ettlinger, Martin Filler, Samual Gaube, Allen Grossman, Jane Grossman, Pankaj Gupta, Carlotta Hadley, Margaret Jay, Raffi Kaiser, Louise Kennedy, Gretchen Kingsley, Sylvia Kohler, Joan J. Kohn, Nancy Lewis, Ellen Weber Libby, ...
It also provides rare insights into the work of one of the twentieth century's greatest architects, Le Corbusier.
Praise for the first edition: "This is not only the best single work on Le Corbusier – a model of scholarship, erudite yet eminently readable – it is also an invaluable analysis of the creative architectural process.
The writings, by Le Corbusier and leading scholars, also explore important themes and specific buildings. The final volume includes articles, some critical of his ideas, which examine his legacy and impact.
This book provides a succinct introduction to his trailblazing ideas, writings, and buildings, which continue to resonate and influence to this day.
Interspersed throughout the book are texts by leading architects and scholars, whose commentaries are as fascinating and varied as the buildings themselves. The book closes with an illustrated, annotated index.
La exposición está dedicada a la faceta de Le Corbusier como productor de libros: 35 publicaciones que constituyen proyectos tanto intelectuales como materiales, cuya elaboración estuvo íntegramente dirigida por el propio Le Corbusier, ...
Le Corbusier is probably the most famous architect of the 20th century.
Le Corbusier is regarded as the most influential architect of the twentieth century. This publication presents an overview of the Le Corbusier;s work not only as an architect but as...
Le Corbusier: The Built Work provides numerous views of each project to bring a fuller understanding of the architect's command of space, sometimes surprising use of materials and color, and the almost ineffable qualities that only result ...
Organized by continent, offers a catalog of an exhibition highlighting the works of one of the pioneers of modern architecture.
An authoritative, visual exploration of the eminent twentieth-century architect's buildings features newly commissioned photography and includes coverage of such structures as the Chapel of Ronchamp and the Carpenter Arts Center.
The stones taken from the old chapel ruins , used for the masonry of the west , east and north walls , were also employed for the base of the towers right up to the concrete calottes . ciment projeté , sont réalisées selon le principe ...
Au dos, le t. se lit "Le Corbusier. 1, Early works"; cette mention n'est pas précisée dans le vol., et nul vol. 2 ne semble connu.
the private and professional contexts of the architect's early career and his ambitions as an artist and as 'un homme de lettres'. Publications and exhibitions like Le Corbusier before Le Corbusier, (Baden, CH, and New York, ...
Analyzes newly-released archival material to examine the architect's projects as they relate to his philosophy of life, his social visions, and his cultural milieu
No other architect since Palladio has exercised such an immense influence as Le Corbusier. As with Einstein and Picasso, Le Corbusier made an impact that was felt within but also...
This volume examines Le Corbusier's relationship with the topographies of five continents, in essays by thirty of the formeost scholars of his work and with contemporary photographs by Richard Pare.