Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau
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Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau is a 1925 modernist exhibition pavilion in Paris that showcased Le Corbusier’s radical ideas on standardized housing, functional design, and the “machine for living” concept.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exhibition pavilion
ⓘ
modernist building ⓘ temporary structure ⓘ |
| architect |
Le Corbusier
ⓘ
Pierre Jeanneret ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style precursor
ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Esprit Nouveau journal
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Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture ⓘ |
| concept |
functional furniture layout
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machine for living ⓘ mass-produced housing units ⓘ minimal ornamentation ⓘ standardization of housing ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedAs |
model for mass housing
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prototype housing unit ⓘ |
| exhibited |
modular living spaces
ⓘ
standardized furniture ⓘ urban housing proposals ⓘ |
| exhibition | Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes ⓘ |
| feature |
flat roof
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integrated built-in furniture ⓘ modular construction ⓘ open plan interior ⓘ pilotis-like raised elements ⓘ roof garden ⓘ |
| heritage | icon of early modern architecture ⓘ |
| influenced |
International Style
ⓘ
surface form:
International Style architecture
modernist housing design ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
industrial production methods
ⓘ
modern technology ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| material |
industrial materials
ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| notableFor |
presentation of the house as a machine for living in
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radical break with traditional decorative arts ⓘ |
| philosophy |
functionalism in architecture
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rational planning ⓘ rejection of applied ornament ⓘ |
| purpose |
demonstration of standardized housing units
ⓘ
exhibition of modern housing concepts ⓘ promotion of functional design ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| yearOfConstruction | 1925 ⓘ |
| yearOfOpening | 1925 ⓘ |
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