Vers une architecture
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Vers une architecture is a seminal 1923 book by Le Corbusier that articulates his modernist vision for architecture, emphasizing functionalism, industrial aesthetics, and the concept of the house as a "machine for living in."
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architectural treatise
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book → |
| advocates |
free façade
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free plan → horizontal windows → roof gardens → use of pilotis → use of reinforced concrete → |
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Le Corbusier
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| basedOn |
articles in L’Esprit Nouveau
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| centralConcept |
functionalism in architecture
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industrial aesthetics → rational planning → standardization in building → the house as a machine for living in → |
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Les yeux qui ne voient pas
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Trois rappels à messieurs les architectes → |
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France
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| criticizes |
historicism in architecture
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ornamentation → |
| EnglishTitle |
Towards a New Architecture
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La maison est une machine à habiter
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| genre |
architectural theory
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Towards a New Architecture
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| impact |
canon of modern architectural literature
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debates on social role of architecture → |
| influenced |
20th-century architectural theory
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International Style → modernist architects → |
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aeroplanes
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automobile design → industrial engineering → ocean liners → |
| language |
French
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| movement |
Modern architecture
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Modernism → |
| notableFor |
photographic comparisons of classical and industrial forms
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polemic writing style → |
| originalTitle |
Vers une architecture
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| philosophicalStance |
architecture as a response to modern industry
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primacy of function over decoration → |
| publicationYear |
1923
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| publisher |
Éditions G. Crès
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| subject |
architecture
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housing → industrial design → urbanism → |
| timePeriodAddressed |
early 20th century
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Vers une architecture
("Trois rappels à messieurs les architectes")
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Le Corbusier
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Vers une architecture
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