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Le Corbusier: the life of forms

Curtis, William J R

The Architectural Review, 2008-10, Vol.224 (1340), p.84-87

London: Emap Limited

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  • Título:
    Le Corbusier: the life of forms
  • Autor: Curtis, William J R
  • Assuntos: Architects ; Architecture ; Buildings ; Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret) (1887-1965) ; Nostalgia ; Urban areas
  • É parte de: The Architectural Review, 2008-10, Vol.224 (1340), p.84-87
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  • Descrição: An essay on Le Corbusier emphasising that he was many things as well as an architect and that to understand him properly it is necessary to balance the unique order and experience of his works and recognise that metamorphosis was central to his way of seeing, thinking and inventing - a reflection of the influence on him of the major developments in 20C art. Access to his archives, recent exhibitions and publications have moved us on from the postmodern polemics that developed around him after his death but intelligence and insight is called for in achieving an overall synthesis of understanding, as illustrated by debates surrounding Renzo Piano's proposals at Ronchamp and the fate of his buildings in India. Regarding the relevance of his legacy today it is clear that he has been both "mirror" and "lens" for numerous later architects and that this will continue to be the case, as such different architects as Frank Gehry and Tadao Ando cite him as an influence. In a piece written late in his life Le Corbusier stated that nothing is transmissible but thought, and that for him, buildings themselves were materialised ideas. His prodigious architectural forms continue to hold our attention because they have the power to transmit through time. (Quotes from original text)
  • Editor: London: Emap Limited
  • Idioma: Inglês
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