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le Corbusier le Grand

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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. His work and social theories continue to be a dominant force in the world of architecture and design, while his elegant bearing, bow tie, and round black eyeglasses are still today a signature look for architects around the world. Le Corbusier Le Grand’s oversized format and luxurious binding reflect the legendary status of this “giant” of twentieth-century architecture and design. 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, many of which have never been translated into English before.

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The future of architecture since 1889

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Jean-Louis Cohen, one of the world's leading architectural historians, serves up a compelling account of the developments that have shaped the world in which we live today. This highly accessible book begins with the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889, tracing architecture's evolution to the early twenty-first century's globalized architectural culture. Illustrated with hundreds of drawings and photographs as well as portraits, publications, diagrams, film stills, and more, this survey places radical developments in architecture in a larger context, among those of art, technology, urbanism, and critical theory.

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Architecture du XXe siècle en France: modernité et continuité

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Interpréter l'architecture conçue et réalisée en France, entre la tour Eiffel et la Galerie des machines de l'Exposition de 1889 et les oeuvres foisonnantes d'aujourd'hui, suppose de la penser dans l'ensemble de la production mondiale. L'ouvrage de Jean-Louis Cohen présente ainsi les réalisations précoces et les développements récents dans un cadre élargi, mettant en évidence les continuités, tout autant que les ruptures introduites par les idées nouvelles et leurs applications dans la production courante.

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Zevi's architects: history and counter-history of Italian architecture

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The catalogue for an exhibition at MAXXI curated by Pippo Ciorra and Jean-Louis Cohen, this book is an homage to Bruno Zevi, the notable architect, historian, lecturer, critic, politician, and designer. Moreover, it is a reflection on the contemporary Italian architectures that Zevi supported and promoted during his 50-year career through his extensive writing and criticism. Featuring 35 architects, the book’s drawings, models, and other visual materials clarify the key role Zevi played in the post-war architectural debate in Italy, highlighting the importance of the relationship between architecture and politics and his social passion and presence in the nation’s civic history.

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Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe: Third and updated edition

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was one of the leading figures of twentieth-century architecture. With in-depth, scholarly essays, photographs, and plans, this book traces the multifaceted development of his work, including his first Berlin buildings, his villa projects, his work at the Bauhaus in the 1930s, and his American projects of the postwar years. Jean-Louis Cohen was the director of the Institut francais d'architecture until 2003 and is currently a professor at New York University. He has an established reputation as a leading international historian of architecture. His broad and encompassing perspective makes this book a reliable and comprehensive introduction to the work of Mies van der Rohe.

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L'architecture entre pratique et connaissance scientifique

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Publié sous la direction de Jean-Louis Cohen, cet ouvrage est le premier de la nouvelle collection « Recherche & architecture », éditée par le Bureau de la recherche architecturale, urbaine et paysagère (Braup), du ministère de la Culture. La politique du Braup vise à soutenir les publications scientifiques issues des unités de recherche des Écoles nationales supérieures en architecture. Ces publications proviennent de rapports de recherche, de thèses de doctorat ou de colloques organisés par les écoles et sont destinées à la communauté scientifique, aux étudiants, aux professionnels ou à un public plus large encore. L’objectif étant d’assurer une visibilité aux recherches menées dans les écoles et de participer à la reconnaissance de l’architecture en tant que discipline.

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Le Corbusier Le Grand (paperback)

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A decade after its first publication, the bestselling monograph "Le Corbusier Le Grand" is finally available in a new paperback edition. Documenting the life and work of one of the giants of twentieth-century architecture and design, the book presents an array of sketches, photographs, and correspondences, charting the vast and varied output of Le Corbusier, an artist who continues to fascinate those inside and outside the architectural world.

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Above Paris : the aerial survey of Roger Henrard

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Between the years 1950 and 1972, when Paris was in the twilight of its classical period, pilot and photographer Roger Henrard preserved the city he knew and loved from the seat of a single-engine American army surplus Piper Cub. Henrard used a high-speed plate camera to systematically document the city from its outskirts to its centre. His photographs show not only Paris's stations, museums, department stores, and housing projects but also its urban fabric and interconnections - the tightly knit medieval districts as well as the rectilinear geometry of the Haussmanian boulevards. "Above Paris" is Henrard's study of the urban landscape of Paris and its best-known monuments. Images, grouped by themes such as the course of the Seine, the main roads, the stations, and the neighborhoods of Paris give a clear overview of the city's layout. Maps at the beginning of each chapter orient the reader.

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Casablanca : colonial myths and architectural ventures

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Celebrated by colonial writers, filmed by Hollywood, magnet for Europeans and Moroccans, Casablanca is above all an exceptional collection of urban spaces, houses, and gardens. While it is true that Casablanca developed as a port city well before the introduction of the French in 1907, it unquestionably ranks among the most significant urban creations of the twentieth century, attracting remarkable teams of architects and planners. Their commissions came from clients who were interested in innovation and modernization, thereby fostering the emergence of Casablanca as a laboratory for legislative, technological, and visual experimentation. Having studied the city for ten years, Jean-Louis Cohen and Monique Eleb trace, from the late nineteenth century to the early 1960s, the rebirth of a once-forgotten port and its metamorphosis into a teeming metropolis that is an amalgam of Mediterranean culture from Tunisia, Algeria, Spain, and Italy. The extensive presentation of the significant buildings of this hybrid city -- where, alongside the French, Muslim and Jewish Moroccan patrons commissioned provocative buildings -- is drawn from French and Moroccan archives, including hundreds of previously unpublished photographs.

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Encyclopédie Perret

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Auguste Perret est sans conteste l’une des grandes figures de l’architecture du XXe siècle. Cet ouvrage très complet adopte la forme d’une encyclopédie thématique pour présenter les principaux projets de ce précurseur, les notions qu’il a utilisées, ainsi que le tissu de ses relations sociales et professionnelles.