Le Corbusier : béton brut and ineffable space, 1940-1965 : surface materials and psychophysiology of vision /
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| Author / Creator: | Gargiani, Roberto, 1956- |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | Lausanne, Switzerland : EPFL Press ; Abingdon, Oxford ; New York, NY : Distributed by Routledge, c2011. |
| Description: | 590 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Essays in architecture Essays in architecture. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8543178 |
| Summary: | <p>This groundbreaking new perspective on Le Corbusier is based on exhaustive archival research and the study of neglected or completely unknown documents. It is innovative in showing the role of materials and construction techniques in the architecture of Le Corbusier and the book also delves into the project management and the construction of several buildings in the period 1940 1965. Each worksite, from the Unite d Habitation (Housing Unit) in Marseille to the city of Chandigarh, and the Tokyo museum, the Carpenter Center in Cambridge and the Unite d'Habitation in Berlin, is analyzed in detail. |
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| Physical Description: | 590 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9782940222506 2940222509 9780415681711 0415681715 |
