Overview

Le Corbusier is probably the most famous architect of the 20th century. The richness and variety of his work and his passionately expressed philosophy of architecture have had a gigantic impact 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 Unité d'Habitation at Marseilles; his evolving concepts of urban form, including the Plan Voisin of 1925 with its cruciform towers imposed on the city of Paris and his work at Chandigarh in India; and his belief in a new technocratic order. The distinguished critic and historian Kenneth Frampton re-examines all the facets of his artistic and philosophical world-view in light of recent thinking, and presents us with a Le Corbusier for the 21st century.

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Author:   Kenneth Frampton
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9780500203415

ISBN 10:   0500203415
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   01 May 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
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'Exemplary' - Time Out 'Frampton has been able to make sense of Le Corbusier's life in a way that has eluded some other authors' - The Times Higher Education Supplement 'Scholarly and delightful ... exquisitely crafted text is a masterpiece in itself ... should be essential reading for all present and future architectural students ... read, absorb, enjoy!' - ASI Journal

'Scholarly and delightful ... exquisitely crafted text is a masterpiece in itself ... should be essential reading for all present and future architectural students ... read, absorb, enjoy!' - ASI Journal 'Frampton has been able to make sense of Le Corbusier's life in a way that has eluded some other authors' - The Times Higher Education Supplement 'Exemplary' - Time Out

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Kenneth Frampton is Ware Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University.

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