Le Corbusier
Cohen Jean-Louis
Few architects have embodied the hopes and disillusionments of the industrial age as Le Corbusier did, and with the possible exception of Adolf Loos and Frank Lloyd Wright, none has scandalized and outraged his contemporaries to quite the same extent. For much of Le Corbusier`s life, sarcasm and slander were his bedfellows, for he was of one of few architects whose widespread fame made him a household name. Between Fallet House, built in 1906-07, and his posthumous projects, Le Corbusier`s unremitting production spanned six decades, and never ceases to amaze. Le Corbusier constructed 75 buildings in 12 countries, and took on 42 major city-planning projects. He left behind 8,000 drawings, more than 400 paintings and pictures, 44...
ISBN: 978-3-8365-1308-1
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: август 2010
