Towards a New Architecture - Le Corbusier

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Non-Fiction - Arts & Music - Architecture - ISBN: 0750606274, 0851396518, 0851396526, 0486250237 more

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In 'Vers une Architecture', published in 1923, Le Corbusier equates the pure forms of the machine with the pure forms of the Parthenon to illustrate his view of architecture as a...
more...question of mass rather than facades, and that machines are highly architectural. First published in English in 1927, it is the most influential architectural manifesto of modern times.





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How interesting was the book? Interesting because I'm interested in that subject 
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Advantages: Detailed and sufficient context
Disadvantages: To lengthy, draggy and hard to understand

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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Le Corbusier's works of art are explained here. Powerful elements of modern architecture and the story behind the birth of his 5 elements, directly and indirectly. Modern architecture as we know it is much different in the 20th century. Leading architects such as Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Vans Scharaun and Hugo Haring all played a major role in this era. Le Corbusier's work was a display of radical and efficient use of reinforce concrete, and was one of the most successful in displaying the qualities of this modern material. From this book we gather sources of information of various works, and we can reflect and contrast them with the modernist movement by other leading architects. I would recommend this as a basic to his works. It's not in a detailed, as in structural details of his work, but more of an overview and the ideas and concepts behind it. A good read, interesting and well written. 
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