The life and work of Le Corbusier Le Corbusier Le Corbusier (1887-1965) was born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The self-named Le Corbusier was not only the creator of some of the most important and impressive buildings of the last century-Villa Savoye at Poissy, the Chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Haut at Ronchamp, the capitol complex in Chandigarh, India-he was also an accomplished painter, sculptor, furniture designer, urbanist, and author. A spectacular visual biography The book includes an insightful introductory essay by France’s most authoritative architectural historian and critic, Jean-Louis Cohen, and incisive chapter introductions by highly regarded Le Corbusier scholar Tim Benton. A separate booklet includes translations of documents, letters and extensive annotations on his drawings. Includes rare archival material Drawing on an array of rarely seen archival material, including sketches, photographs and correspondences, Le Corbusier Le Grand depicts in roughly chronological order not only the vast and varied artistic output of Le Corbusier, but also the major events, people, and forces that shaped the life of an artist who continues to fascinate those in and outside the architectural world.
✔ Author(s): Jean-Louis Cohen,Tim Benton
✔ Title: Le Corbusier: Le Grand
✔ Rating : 4.8 out of 5 base on (48 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 071487910X
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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