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xxi, 821 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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English
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From acclaimed biographer and cultural historian, this is the first full-scale life of Le Corbusier, one of the most influential, admired, and maligned architects of the twentieth century, heralded is a prophet in his lifetime, revered as a god after his death. He was a leader of the modernist movement that sought to create better living conditions and a better society through housing concepts. He predicted the city of the future with its large,...
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847 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits, facsimiles ; 29 cm
Language
English
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A spectacular visual biography of the life and work of Le Corbusier - one of the twentieth century's most influential architects. 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...
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xxvii, 256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Journalist Flint recounts the life and times of the legendary architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, aka Le Corbusier, and provides illuminating details of his most iconic projects.
Draws on archival research and new interviews to present a biography of the renowned architect, shedding light on the details of his most important projects, his artistic process, and his complicated legacy.
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