Le Corbusier and the Continual Revolution in Architecture

Le Corbusier and the Continual Revolution in Architecture
Author: Charles Jencks
Publisher:
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2000
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Soon after leaving La Chaux-de-Fonds for Paris, Jeanneret, in association with the Purist painter Amedee Ozenfant, gained fame in the 1920s under the nom de plume Le Corbusier, publishing the journal L'Esprit Nouveau and four seminal Modernist tracts: Towards a New Architecture, The City of Tomorrow, The Decorative Art of Today, and La Peinture Moderne (Modern Painting).

Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier
Author: Flora Samuel
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2004-04-02
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0470847476

This is a revealing book which, for the first time, investigates the central influence of feminism in the work of Le Corbusier; one of the most important and revered architects of all time. The text covers Le Corbusier’s upbringing and training and sets this in the context of the cultural atmosphere of his time, covering issues of gender and religion. It reveals aspects of his private life such as personal relationships, which have barely been explored before as no biography currently exists. Furthermore, the author reveals, for the first time in print, a previously undiscovered and unpublished Le Corbusier building, making this book an incredibly significant addition to existing literature on the great man. In short, the new evidence and theories contained in this volume amount to major revelations about this hugely revered and central architectural figure of the 20th Century.

Le Corbusier, 1887-1965

Le Corbusier, 1887-1965
Author: Jean-Louis Cohen
Publisher: Taschen
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2004
Genre: Architects
ISBN: 9783822835357

Le Corbusier came of age at the time when cars and planes were becoming a common means of transportation, thus he was one of the first professional architects to ply his trade on several continents at once. This book brings together his finest work.

Le Corbusier and the Concept of Self

Le Corbusier and the Concept of Self
Author: Simon Richards
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780300095654

Filosofische analyse van het zelfconcept van de Zwitsers-Franse architect (1887-1965), herwaardering van zijn motieven als stadsplanoloog en nieuwe inzichten met betrekking tot zijn intellectuele relaties met andere leden van de avantgarde van de twintigste eeuw.

Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier
Author: Kenneth Frampton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2001
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780500203415

Le Corbusier's ideas and works constitute the greatest single influence in the development of architecture in the 20th century. His passionately expressed philosophy has had an enormous effect on the urban fabric and the way we live. Weaving through his long and prolific life are certain recurrent themes - his perennial drive towards new types of dwelling, from the early white villas to the Unite d'Habitation at Marseilles; his evolving concepts of urban form, including the Plan Voisin of 1925; and his belief in a new technocratic order.