| Description |
181 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 x 29 cm |
| Contents |
Preface / Mario Botta -- Rene Burri's Vision of Le Corbusier -- Villa Savoye, Poissy, 1928-1931 - 1959: A decaying masterpiece soon to become a "Historical Monument of France" -- Atelier Le Corbusier; 35 Rue de Sevres, Paris - 1959/1960: Everyday work at a mythical birthplace of architectural ideas -- Pavilion Zurichhorn, Heidi Weber, Zurich, 1960-1967 - 1960: Meeting Le Corbusier on the site of what will be his last building -- Couvent de La Tourette, Eveux-sur-Arbresle, 1953-1960 - 1959/1960: Joining the Dominican Fathers for a close inspection of their monastery-to-be -- Notre-Dame-du-Haut, Ronchamp, 1950-1955 - 1955: Inauguration, celebration, consecration -- Cite radieuse, Marseilles, 1945-1952 - 1959: Seven years after completion - "let the user speak next" -- Appartement-atelier Le Corbusier, 24 Rue Nungesser-et-Coli, Paris, 1931-1934 - 1959/1960: Le Corbusier at home - in his "Atelier of Patient Search" |
| Summary |
This classic volume documents for the first time in all its richness the fascinating encounter of the architect of the 20th century with a congenial photographer. The book has two aims. On the one hand, it addresses the myth of the architect Le Corbusier, whilst on the other hand presenting a self-contained and carefully selected group of works by the Magnum photographer Rene Burri. The volume is conceived for architects and art historians, as well as for photographers and aficionados of this relatively young genre |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 180) |
| Notes |
Accompanied by pamphlet containing complete text in French (16 p. ; 23 x 28 cm.) |
| Subject |
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 -- Pictorial works.
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Architects -- France -- Biography -- Pictorial works.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Illustrated works.
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| Author |
Rüegg, Arthur, 1942-
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Magnum Photos.
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| LC no. |
99025201 |
| ISBN |
3764359994 acid-free paper |
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0817659994 acid-free paper |
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