Le Corbusier in Detail

ISBN-13: 9780750663540 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 232 str.

F Samuel

Opis

Provides attention to Le Corbusier's approach to the making of buildings. This book illustrates the ways in which Le Corbusier's details were expressive of his overall philosophical intentions.

Spis treści

Introduction; Standardisation and Unity(Standardisation, Standard Materials, Standard Structure, Concrete, Steel, Vaults); Somatic Detail (Sight - anthropomorphism, Touch, Walls, Door handles and handrails, furniture, Floors, Colour, Space, Sound); Light and Dark (Meaning, Windows and Lights, horizontal windows, panne de verre, brise soleil, Ondulatoires, Rooflights, Reflection, Artificial light); Framing (views, objects, Space);Elements of the Architectural Promenade ( Doors, Stairs and Ramps); Rituals (Altar, Fire - the hearth, Water); Clouds 1959; Conclusion

O autorze

Flora Samuel is an architect and a lecturer at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff, where she teaches design and history. She has written widely on the subject of Le Corbusier and is interested in unearthing aspects of his work that other researchers have ignored or discounted.