essay "Eyes Which Do Not See"
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"Eyes Which Do Not See" is a seminal essay by Le Corbusier that critiques contemporary urban environments and advocates for a new, rational approach to architecture and city planning.
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| instanceOf |
architectural theory text
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essay ⓘ |
| advocates |
functional city planning
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rational approach to architecture ⓘ standardization in building design ⓘ use of modern technology in architecture ⓘ |
| author | Le Corbusier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
aesthetic eclecticism in architecture
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contemporary urban environments ⓘ traditional city planning practices ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural criticism
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urban criticism ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-historicist
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pro-modernization ⓘ |
| includedIn | early 20th-century modernist canon ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century urban planning discourse
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modernist architectural education ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
industrial engineering
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machine aesthetics ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
alignment of architecture with modern life
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critique of habitual ways of seeing ⓘ need for objective observation of urban form ⓘ visual perception of the modern city ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
architecture
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modernism in architecture ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| movement |
International Style
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Modern architecture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
call for a new rational city planning
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critique of contemporary urban environments ⓘ influence on modernist planning ideals ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Les yeux qui ne voient pas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Toward an Architecture
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Vers une architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalBasis |
functionalism
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rationalism in design ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1923 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
architects
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students of architecture ⓘ urban planners ⓘ |
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