Books: Le Corbusier, The Art of Architecture
Le Corbusier, The Art of Architecture
Editor: Alexander von Vegesack (Vitra Design Museum October 2008)
Newly reprinted to coincide with the major exhibition in Liverpool, starting on the 2nd October, this exhibition catalogue and book offers an overview of Le Corbusier’s work as an architect and a designer of comprehensive ideas. It provides insights into his furniture, interior design and art as a catalyst for the creative developments of his time.
As a key figure in 20th century architecture, Le Corbusier had a major influence on the cultural life of his time. Le Corbusier – The Art of Architecture presents an overview of his work, which included not only architectural projects, interior design and furniture but also paintings, textiles, sculptures, drawings and books. Essays of well-known Le Corbusier experts examine outstanding aspects in Le Corbusier’s work such as the relation of sculpture and architecture, his work as an interior designer, his fascination with new media and the technical object and his life-long interest in the Orient.
Based on the latest research results and on a rich choice of previously unpublished material, this book is a comprehensive introduction to Le Corbusier’s work and influences, but also offers new discoveries for the many people already familiar with the work of the “Architect of the Century”. The publication is accompanying the first major Le Corbusier retrospective in more than 20 years. It includes texts by Stanislaus von Moos, Jean-Louis Cohen, Arthur Rüegg, Beatriz Colomina and Mateo Kries and an essay by Charles Knevitt, Director of RIBA Trust.
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