| Le Corbusier Contributor(s): Cohen, Jean-Louis (Author), Gössel, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3836560356 ISBN-13: 9783836560351 Publisher: Taschen OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - Monographs - Architecture | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) - Architecture | Buildings - General |
| Dewey: 720.92 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.5" W x 10.3" (1.20 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born Charles- douard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) is widely acclaimed as the most influential architect of the 20th century. From private villas to mass social housing projects, his radical ideas, designs, and writings presented a whole-scale reinvention not only of individual structures, but of entire concepts of modern living. Le Corbusier's work made distinct developments over the years, from early vernacular houses in Switzerland through dazzling white, purist villas to dynamic syntheses of art and architecture such as the chapel at Ronchamp and the civic buildings in Chandigarh, India. A hallmark throughout was his ability to combine functionalist aspirations with a strong sense of expressionism, as well as a broader and empathetic understanding of urban planning. He was a founding member of the Congr s international d'architecture moderne (CIAM), which championed "architecture as a social art." This book presents some of Le Corbusier's landmark projects to introduce an architect, thinker, and modern pioneer who, even in his unrealized projects, offered discussion and inspiration for generations to come. About the series Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture series features: an introduction to the life and work of the architect the major works in chronological order information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts, and plans) |
Contributor Bio(s): Cohen, Jean-Louis: - En 1997, le Ministère français de la Culture a chargé Jean-Louis Cohen de créer la Cité de l'architecture qui regroupe un musée, un centre de recherches et un espace d'exposition au Palais de Chaillot, à Paris. Cohen concentre ses recherches sur l'architecture du 20e siècle et l'urbanisme. Il a notamment étudié les cultures architecturales allemande et soviétique et interprété en profondeur l'oeuvre de Le Corbusier et l'histoire de l'urbanisme à Paris. Cohen est l'auteur de plusieurs livres d'architecture et a été le conservateur de plusieurs expositions.Gossel, Peter: - Peter Gössel runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has published TASCHEN monographs on Julius Shulman, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra, as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture series. |