Title Le Corbusier and the Maisons Jaoul / Caroline Maniaque Benton

Published New York : Princeton Architectural ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2009 New York : Princeton Architectural ; Enfield : Publishers Group United Kingdom [distributor], 2009

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Description 175 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm Contents The Promenade -- Chap. 1. In search of authenticity: the genesis of the project -- Chap. 2. The art of the "Mal Foutu": the construction -- Chap. 3. The art of living: adjusting to Le Corbusier -- Chap. 4. "Fortuna Critica" of the Maisons Jaoul -- Conclusion. Returning the snail to its shell Summary Presents a detailed examination of these lesser-known, yet architecturally-significant of Le Corbusier's houses, which encompassed four years of intense design acitivity Notes Translated from the French Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Translated from the French by Barbara Shapiro Subject Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 -- Criticism and interpretation. Jaoul family -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Neuilly-sur-Seine. Jaoul family -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Paris. Architecture, Domestic -- France -- Paris. SUBJECT Neuilly-sur-Seine (France) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80050215 -- Buildings, structures, etc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004820 Author Le Corbusier, 1887-1965, author Shapiro, Barbara, author LC no. 2008042217 ISBN 1568988001 (hbk.) 9781568988009 (hbk.)

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