essay "The Engineer's Aesthetic and Architecture"
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"The Engineer's Aesthetic and Architecture" is a seminal essay by Le Corbusier that champions the functional, machine-inspired beauty of modern engineering as a model for contemporary architectural design.
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| The Engineer's Aesthetic and Architecture | 0 |
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| instanceOf |
architectural theory text
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essay ⓘ |
| advocates |
functional design principles
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rationalism in architecture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Engineer’s Aesthetic and Architecture: The Lesson of the Engineer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
machine age aesthetics
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modern movement in architecture ⓘ purism ⓘ |
| author | Le Corbusier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
engineering as a model for architectural design
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the beauty of functional, machine-inspired engineering ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
historicism in architecture
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ornamental architecture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes |
airplanes as examples of engineer’s aesthetic
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automobiles as examples of engineer’s aesthetic ⓘ ocean liners as examples of engineer’s aesthetic ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPartOfLargerWork | chapter of Vers une architecture ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century architectural discourse
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International Style architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
industrial engineering
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machine age technology ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
architecture as a product of standardization and efficiency
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engineer’s logic as a guide for architects ⓘ form following function ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| movement |
architectural modernism
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modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critiquing decorative excess in architecture
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linking engineering efficiency with architectural beauty ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L’esthétique de l’ingénieur et l’architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
functionalism
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rationalism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Vers une architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
architectural theory
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engineering aesthetics ⓘ functionalism in architecture ⓘ industrial design ⓘ machine aesthetics ⓘ modern architecture ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
architects
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architecture students ⓘ design theorists ⓘ |
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