Cohen, Jean-Louis; Le CorbusierBiblio.com
Toward an Architecture
200794294Museum Publications. New. 2007. Hardcover. 0892368993 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 358 pages; 249 b/w illustrations. Description: "Originally published in 1923 'Toward an Architecture' had an immediate impact on architects throughout Europe and remains a foundational text for students and professionals. Le Corbusier urges readers to cease thinking of architecture as a matter of historical styles and instead open their eyes to the modern world. Simultaneously a historian critic and prophet he provocatively juxtaposes views of classical Greece and Renaissance Rome with images of airplanes cars and ocean liners. Le Corbusier's sloganssuch as 'the house is a machine for living in'and philosophy changed how his contemporaries saw the relationship between architecture technology and history. This edition includes a new translation of the original text a scholarly introduction and background notes that illuminate the text and illustrations." -- with a bonus offer-- . Museum Publications hardcover
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