Le Corbusier: Ideas and Forms
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.73 (848 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0714827908 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Five Stars" according to Filomena Daleandro. Brilliant scholarship! Very comrehensive and inspiring! A classic! Excellent Book!!!. Eugene Tenenbaum Reluctant Reader said A bit chaotic, poor photos, few bldg plans & sections. The book is a bit chaotic blend of many aspects and circumstances from different periods poorly supported by a few hard line building plans and sections mixed with photos sometimes casual, mostly in black & white, often not very informative close-ups. Many significant designes are not included or scantly depicted. The illustrative part does not match the textual.CONTENTSPREFACE 7INTRODUCTION Notes on Invention 11PART I THE FORMA. "Prof. Curtis's Revised LC's Ideas and Forms is truly a gem." according to Joongwon Lee. Prof. Curtis's Revised LC's Ideas and Forms is truly a gem. For architects, LC is like Picasso to artists. Every architect thinks he knows LC in one form or another. Suspend that decision util you read this book by Prof. Curtis. The book is truly an in-depth story of the master. The book begins with La Chaux de Fonds years. Who would have guessed LC was an offspring of a religious sect and have read all the things about Albigens
Le Corbusier has been one of the dominant forces in 20th-century architecture, and many of the forms he created have become archetypes of modernism. This book provides a comprehensive survey that puts Le Corbusier's career into a more balanced perspective.
In 1999 he received a National Honor Society Gold Medal for Architecture and Allied Arts in the USA. . Curtis is Historian and critic who has taught at numerous universities around the world and who has contributed to many international journals
Though the text at times is dense, the structure of the book is very clear and the design and layout are thoughtful and sympathetic. From Library Journal This thorough review of Le Corbusier (1887-1965), an inescapable force in 20th-century architecture, draws on masses of documentation now available and on a close viewing of the buildings themselves. Highly recommended. Curtis has published several works on the architect, and this is a largely successful overview of the entire oeuvre , linking Le Corbusier's ideas and philosophy to the buildings. Jack Perry Brown, Art Inst. of Chicago Libs.Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. It is a carefully consi