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| Le Corbusier | | Author: | Jean-Louis Cohen | ISBN: | 3822835358 | Format: | Handover | Publish Date: | June, 2005 | | | | | | | | | Book Review | | |
Book Description Architectural poetry in the machine age Born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) adopted his famous pseudonym after publishing his ideas in the review LEsprit Nouveau in 1920. The few buildings he was able to design during the 1920s, when he also spent much of his time painting and writing, brought him to the forefront of modern architecture, though it wasnt until after World War II that his epoch-making buildings were constructed, such as the Unité dHabitation in Marseilles and the Church of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp.
From the Publisher Compact overviews of the world's greatest architects TASCHEN'S Basic Architecture Series Basic Architecture features: Each title contains approximately 120 images, including photographs, sketches, drawings, and floor plans Introductory essays explore the architects life and work, touching on family and background as well as collaborations with other architects The body presents the most important works in chronological order, with descriptions of client and/or architect wishes, construction problems (why some projects were never executed), and resolutions The appendix includes a list of complete or selected works, biography, bibliography and a map indicating the locations of the architects most famous buildings
About the Author In 1997, the French Minister of Culture appointed Jean-Louis Cohen to create the Cité de l'architecture, a museum, research, and exhibition center in Pariss Palais de Chaillot. His research activity has been chiefly focused on 20th-century architecture and urban planning. He has studied German and Soviet architectural cultures in particular, and interpreted extensively Le Corbusier's work and Paris planning history. Cohen is the author and curator of many architecture books and exhibitions.
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