LE CORBUSIER THE POETICS OF MACHINE AND METAHOR

TZONIS, A.

(0 Comentarios)
Comenta y valora este libro

pvp.30,05 €

Disponible en 10 ó 15 días

ISBN:978-0-500-28319-6
EAN:9780500283196
Editorial: THAMES & HUDSON
Fecha de la edición:2001
Colección:
Encuadernación:RUSTICA
Nº Pág.:240
Idiomas:

Materias:

/ MONOGRAFIAS DE ARQUITECTOS

More than a modern architect, Le Corbusier was the architect of modern life. No architect since Palladio has exercised such an immense influence as Le Corbusier: like Einstein and Picasso, he made an impact that was felt well beyond his own discipline. Through buildings, urban projects, paintings, sculptures, drawings and publications, he succeeded in developing a unique poetics of machine and metaphor, revolutionizing the way people see, make and use architecture. This monograph discusses Le Corbusier's oeuvre in relation to the revolutionary developments of the century in which it was born. It shows how he worked within the context of new philosophical ideas: avant garde culture; social, economic and political movements; and new technology. But it also demonstrates that he was a creator who conceived, enticed and shaped many of these developments. As well as being the architect of the twentieth century, Le Corbusier was a prototype of human creativity.publiarq.com