Le Corbusier : architect of the twentieth century / text by Kenneth Frampton ; principal photography by Roberto Schezen.

Main entry:

Frampton, Kenneth.

Title & Author:

Le Corbusier : architect of the twentieth century / text by Kenneth Frampton ; principal photography by Roberto Schezen.

Publication:

New York : H.N. Abrams, 2002.

Description:

207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 203) and index.
Villas la Roche-Jeanneret, Paris 1923-25 -- Le Petite Maison, Corseaux, Switzerland 1923-24 -- Villa Stein de Monzie, Vaucresson, France 1926-28 -- Villa Savoye, Poissy, France 1928-31 -- Cité de Refuge, Paris 1929-33 -- Immeuble Clarté, Geneva 1930-33 -- Pavillon Suisse, Cité Universitaire, Paris 1930-32 -- Immeuble Porte Molitor/Appartement Le Corbusier, Paris 1933 -- Unité d'Habitation de Marseilles, Marseilles, France 1945-52 -- Chapel of Nôtre Dame-du-Haut, Ronchamp, France 1950-55 -- Chandigarh, Capital of the Punjab, Chandigah, India 1950-68 -- Le Petit Cabanon, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France 1951-52 -- Millowners' Association Building, Ahmedabad, India 1951-54 -- Maisons Jaoul, Paris 1951-55 -- Villa Sarabhai, Ahmedabad, India 1951-55 -- Couvent Sainte-Marie de la Tourette, Eveux-sur-l'Arbresle, France 1953-59 -- Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1961-64.

Summary:

Widely regarded as the greatest architect of the 20th century, the Swiss-born Le Corbusier (1887-1965) left an indelible mark on modern building design and city planning. Here is an authoritative exploration of Le Corbusier's greatest buildings.

ISBN:

0810934949
9780810934948

Subject:

Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 Criticism and interpretation.
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 Critique et interprétation.
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965
Gebouwen.
Swiss architects.
French architects.
Architecture (object genre) Switzerland 1920-1940.
Architecture (object genre) France 1920-1970.
Architecture (object genre) India 1950-1970.
Art schools United States Massachusetts Cambridge 1960-1970.
Architectural theory.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Schezen, Roberto.

Architect of the century

Holdings:

Location: Library main 225290
Call No.: NA44.L433.23 F7 2002
Status: Available

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