Name: Towards a New Architecture
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Author: Le Corbusier
ISBN: 9781420981728

Type

Physical Book

Author

Le Corbusier

Translated by

Frederick Etchells

Publisher

Digireads.com

Language

English

Pages

184

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x1.1 cm

Weight

0.28 kg.

ISBN13

9781420981728

Synopsis "Towards a New Architecture"

Originally published in French as a series of essays in the magazine "L'Esprit nouveau (revue)" beginning in 1921, "Towards a New Architecture" by Le Corbusier was published as a book in 1923 and first translated into English in 1927. Le Corbusier's revolutionary approach to architecture became an instant classic and a highly influential work on the meaning and function of buildings and cities in the modern age. Born in Switzerland as Charles-Edouard Jeanneret in 1887, Le Corbusier became a world-renowned architect. In "Towards a New Architecture," he expands upon and clarifies his guiding design principles specifically that buildings should serve modern needs and that form should be pure. Le Corbusier rejected much of classical and art deco design as valuing stylistic experimentation and expression over function. His dramatically different ideas of using materials and design to change the relationship of people with their surroundings completely transformed modern architecture and city planning and remain relevant and informative to this day. "Towards a New Architecture" is a must-read for every architect, designer, urban planner, and anyone who desires to better understand one of the twentieth-century's most important architectural figures. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Le Corbusier

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Le Corbusier, pseudonym of Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris (1887–1965), was an influential architect, urban planner, painter, and Franco-Swiss theorist, considered one of the fathers of modern architecture. His literary work focuses on architecture, urban planning, and functionalist aesthetics. Among his most notable books are Towards a New Architecture (Vers une architecture, 1923), Urbanism (Urbanisme, 1925), The Decorative Art of Today (L’Art décoratif d’aujourd’hui, 1925) and The Modulor (1948), where he presents his system of proportions based on the human scale.

Le Corbusier received numerous accolades for his contributions to architecture and urban planning, including the Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects (1953) and the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects. Additionally, 17 of his architectural works were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 2016, highlighting his global impact on the modern movement.

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