Toward an Architecture (Paperback)

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 slogans--such 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.

General

Imprint:	J Paul Getty Trust Publications,US
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2016
First published:	October 2007
Authors:	Le Corbusier
Dimensions:	253 x 178 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Sewn
Pages:	358
ISBN-13:	978-0-89236-822-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General
LSN:	0-89236-822-5
Barcode:	9780892368228

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