Towards a New Architecture by Le Corbusier (English) Paperback Book

Description: Towards a New Architecture by Le Corbusier Pioneering manifesto by founder of "International School." Technical and aesthetic theories, views of industry, economics, relation of form to function, "mass-production split," and much more. Profusely illustrated. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description For the Swiss-born architect and city planner Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965), architecture constituted a noble art, an exalted calling in which the architect combined plastic invention, intellectual speculation, and higher mathematics to go beyond mere utilitarian needs, beyond "style," to achieve a pure creation of the spirit which established "emotional relationships by means of raw materials." The first major exposition of his ideas appeared in Vers une Architecture (1923), a compilation of articles originally written by Le Corbusier for his own avant-garde magazine, LEsprit Nouveau. The present volume is an unabridged English translation of the 13th French edition of that historic manifesto, in which Le Corbusier expounded his technical and aesthetic theories, views on industry, economics, relation of form to function, the "mass-production spirit," and much else. A principal prophet of the "modern" movement in architecture, and a near-legendary figure of the "International School," he designed some of the twentieth centurys most memorable buildings: Chapel at Ronchamp; Swiss dormitory at the Cité Universitaire, Paris; Unité dHabitation, Marseilles; and many more.Le Corbusier brought great passion and intelligence to these essays, which present his ideas in a concise, pithy style, studded with epigrammatic, often provocative, observations: "American engineers overwhelm with their calculations our expiring architecture." "Architecture is stifled by custom. It is the only profession in which progress is not considered necessary." "A cathedral is not very beautiful . . ." and "Rome is the damnation of the half-educated. To send architectural students to Rome is to cripple them for life." Profusely illustrated with over 200 line drawings and photographs of his own works and other structures he considered important, Towards a New Architecture is indispensable reading for architects, city planners, and cultural historiansbut will intrigue anyone fascinated by the wide-ranging ideas, unvarnished opinions, and innovative theories of one of this centurys master builders. Author Biography Jean-Louis Cohen is the Sheldon H. Solow Chair in the History of Architecture at New York Universitys Institute of Fine Arts. He has written extensively on Le Corbusiers work. John Goodman is a translator and art historian. He has rendered some thirty books from French into English, notably works by Denis Diderot, Hubert Damisch, and Georges Didi-Huberman. Details ISBN0486250237 Author Le Corbusier Short Title TOWARDS A NEW ARCHITECTURE Pages 289 Language English Translator Frederick Etchells ISBN-10 0486250237 ISBN-13 9780486250236 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 720 Year 1985 Imprint Dover Publications Inc. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Residence US Birth 1887 Death 1965 Series Dover Architecture DOI 10.1604/9780486250236 AU Release Date 1985-02-01 NZ Release Date 1985-02-01 US Release Date 1985-02-01 UK Release Date 1985-02-01 Publisher Dover Publications Inc. Publication Date 1985-02-01 Audience General Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:7596535;

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