2008, ISBN: 9780711228092

Paris: Les Cahiers Forces Vives / Editec, 1961. First edition. Softcover. g to vg. Octavo. [4], 143, [5]pp. Original decorative wrappers designed by Jean Petit. Frontispiece. Profusel… More...

Paris: Les Cahiers Forces Vives / Editec, 1961. First edition. Softcover. g to vg. Octavo. [4], 143, [5]pp. Original decorative wrappers designed by Jean Petit. Frontispiece. Profusely illustrated with numerous b/w photographic reproductions, floor plans and architectural drawings, this volume pays tribute to Le Corbusier's final building completed in Europe, and also thought by many to be his most unique program: The Convent of La Tourette. The building was built to be a self-contained world for a community of silent monks, and to accommodate the unique and specific lifestyle of the monks, the monastery is made of one hundred individual cells, a communal library, a refectory, a rooftop cloister, a church, and classrooms. The one request to the architect by Father Marie-Alain Couturier was that he "create a silent dwelling for one hundred bodies and one hundred hearts." The architecture of Le Corbusier is distinguishable for its five key elements, which are present in the late Modernist style of the Convent of La Tourette. The more obvious of these in this specific project are the pilotis, or load-bearing columns, which line the inside walls and open the facade to long strip windows. The classic grass rooftops create an architectural promenade, relating back to the Villa Savoye, although the context of the convent is very different than of the residence. The site was specifically chosen by Corbusier, as he was drawn to the steeply sloping bank with powerful views. Every one of the hundred cells features an outward-facing balcony, with communal areas underneath and the cloister running around the roof. The structural form of the building is reinforced concrete, with undulating glass surfaces located on three of the four exterior faces. Built as a Chapel, residence and place of learning for Dominican friars, the monastery groups around a central courtyard a U-shaped mass, and the court is closed off by the chapel at the end. The intention of architect Le Corbusier was "to give the monks what men today need most: silence and peace... This Monastery does not show off; it is on the inside that it lives." Minor to moderate rubbing along edges of wrappers. Previous owner's name in ink on upper margin of front free endpaper, and inscription on upper margin of page 3. Text in French. Wrappers in overall good, interior in good+ to very good condition., Les Cahiers Forces Vives / Editec, 1961, 3, London England: Frances Lincoln Ltd. Near Fine. 2008. First Thus 2nd Impression. Card Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 0711228094 Softcover Softcover 9780711228092 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 Corbusiers sloganssuch as the house is a machine for living inand 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. ., Frances Lincoln Ltd, 2008, 4<

2008, ISBN: 0711228094

[EAN: 9780711228092], Near Fine, [PU: Frances Lincoln Ltd, London England], 9780711228092, Softcover 9780711228092 Published in 1923, Toward an Architecture had an immediate impact on arc… More...

[EAN: 9780711228092], Near Fine, [PU: Frances Lincoln Ltd, London England], 9780711228092, Softcover 9780711228092 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., Books<