Urbanisme

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Urbanisme is a seminal 1925 book by architect Le Corbusier that outlines his influential modernist theories on city planning and the design of the contemporary urban environment.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural theory book
book
non-fiction book
urban planning book
author Le Corbusier
authorPseudonym Le Corbusier
countryOfOrigin France
field architecture
urban planning
urban theory
genre architecture
modernist theory
urban planning
hasTheme efficiency in urban form
hygiene and sunlight in housing
order versus urban chaos
rational planning
role of the architect-planner
influenced CIAM principles
The Radiant City
modernist urban planning
post-war urban renewal
influencedBy automobile culture
industrialization
modernism
notableFor formulation of Le Corbusier’s urban theories
influence on 20th-century city planning
vision of the contemporary city
originalLanguage French
proposesConcept Ville contemporaine
functional segregation of urban zones
high-rise residential blocks in park-like settings
priority of automobile circulation
standardization and modular design
publicationYear 1925
subject city planning
functional city
green spaces
housing
modern architecture
skyscrapers
transportation planning
urban design
urbanism
zoning
timePeriodDescribed 20th century
title Urbanisme
translatedTitle The City of To-morrow and Its Planning
writtenBy Charles-Édouard Jeanneret

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Le Corbusier
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