Le Corbusier: Elements of a Synthesis - Softcover

Von Moos, Stanislaus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9064506426 ISBN 13: 9789064506420

Publisher: nai010 publishers, 2013

Synopsis

Originally published in Germany in 1968, this first comprehensive and critical survey of Le Corbusier’s life and work soon became the standard text on the architect and polymath. French, Spanish, English, Japanese and Korean editions followed, but the book has now been out of print for almost two decades. In the meantime, Le Corbusier's archives in Paris have become available for research, resulting in an avalanche of scholarship. Von Moos’ critical take and the basic criteria by which the subject is organized and historicized remain surprisingly pertinent in the context of this recent jungle of Corbusier studies. This new, completely revised edition is based on the 1979 version published in English by the MIT Press but offers a substantially updated body of illustrations. Each of the seven chapters is supplemented by a critical survey of recent scholarship on the respective issues. An updated edition of this acclaimed book, an essential read for students of architecture and architectural history.

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Review

"As a subject, Le Corbusier looms so large that one wonders how to get a handle on him. He has greatly influenced design vocabulary, construction technology, housing, urban design, the interpretation of the machine - indeed, just about every aspect of architecture. His direct influence is still felt today; it fact, it is growing as his design vocabulary is becoming the basis of a new academic architecture .... This book ... systematically reviews Le Corbusier's buildings and writings, and should easily become the standard reference of its kind - the ideal companion to the multivolume set of Le Corbusier's complete works. It surveys his development from his early education through the various stages of his career. The book is a thorough piece of scholarship, each of its chapters a major essay."
- AIA Journal --AIA Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: nai010 publishers
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 9064506426
• ISBN 13: 9789064506420
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368