How Much House? - Thoreau, Le Corbusier and the Sustainable Cabin (Hardcover)

The space we live in, reduced to a minimum, has been fascinating us for generations - the writer Thoreau lived in a self-built hut in the forest from 1845 -1847. In 1952, Le Corbusier built a hut at the Cote d'Azur for himself and his wife. Inspired by this, Urs Peter Fluckiger, together with his students, built an ecologically and economically sustainable cabin in the Texan prairie. All three projects share the idea of minimal space and its relationship with the surrounding nature. In text, drawings, and photographs, this book analyses the three projects and shows parallels and similarities. Inspired by Tolstoy's story How Much Land Does A Man Need?, the author asks: "How much house does a man need?", thereby providing a pointed contribution to the current discussion on the requirement for housing.

General

Imprint:	Birkhauser
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	October 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Urs Peter Fluckiger
Dimensions:	190 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	112
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-561028-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Theory of architecture Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Residential buildings, domestic buildings > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-561028-2
Barcode:	9783035610284

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