Precisions on the Present State of Architecture and City Planning With an American Prologue, a Brazilian Corollary Followed by the Temperature of pari - Hardcover

Le Corbusier

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0262121492 ISBN 13: 9780262121491

Publisher: Mit Pr, 1991

Synopsis

This first English translation of Precisions reproduces the original book published in French in 1930, with an introduction added by the author in 1960. It is a spontaneous and exuberant series of 10 lectures Le Corbusier gave in Buenos Aires during the fall of 1929. As he spoke Le Corbusier improvised drawings on large sheets of paper with crayons. While similar drawings appear in other works, here all the lectures and images appear in their original context as Le Corbusier assembled them.

Precisions reflects a new maturity in Le Corbusier's thinking and an extreme confidence in the development of his ideas. The drawings and lectures are unique in their eloquent and concise summary of his philosophy of architecture and urban design, stating the principles that informed his work from the 1920s on. They contain some of his most compelling aphorisms, both verbal and visual, covering technique as the basis of architecture, the human scale in design, furniture, the private house, apartments and office buildings, the city, the League of Nations competition, teaching architecture, and a splendid analysis of the transformation of his own work in houses from La Roche­Jeanneret to the Villa Savoye.

About this title

About the Author:

Swiss-born architect, urban planner, sculptor, painter, and writer Le Corbusier (1887-1956), born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, was one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century and one of the leading figures of architectural modernism.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About this edition

• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0262121492
• ISBN 13: 9780262121491
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 284