Towards Universality : Le Corbusier, Mies and De Stijl

ISBN-13: 9780415259620 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 250 str.

Richard Padovan

Opis

There is no shortage of books about Le Corbusier, or Mies van der Rohe, or De Stijl. This one is different, however, in a number of ways. First, it does not treat them as separate subjects, but in relation to each other. While their response to De Stijl throws some light on Le Corbusier and Mies, it is above all De Stijl that can be more sharply defined in relation to them. Second, the purpose of the study is to excavate the philosophical foundations of the work, rather than merely to describe and discuss the work itself. Third, it looks for connections between the aims and ideals of the 1920s and such post-modern concerns as the creation of habitable places and the survival of the historical city.

Recenzje

'Padovan is crystal clear - this book is a little classic.' The Architects Journal

Spis treści

Preface  1. The Open or the Closed  2. De Stijl's Other Name  3. The Furniture of the Mind  4. The Pavilion and the Court  5. Lauweriks, Van Doesburg and Le Corbusier  6. Mies: The Correspondence of Thing and Intellect  7. Figure and Ground  8. The Unchanging and the Changeable

O autorze

Richard Padovan lectures at the University of Bath. He has worked as an architect in various European countries.