"Architecture or Revolution"
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"Architecture or Revolution" is a famous concluding slogan and chapter in Le Corbusier’s manifesto *Towards a New Architecture*, asserting that radical architectural reform is essential to avert social upheaval.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "Architecture or Revolution" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Architecture or Revolution" Context triple: [Towards a New Architecture, keyPhrase, "Architecture or Revolution"]
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A.
The Inevitable Revolution
The Inevitable Revolution is a political work by Lebanese Druze leader and thinker Kamal Jumblatt that outlines his revolutionary, socialist, and humanist vision for transforming Arab and Lebanese society.
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B.
The Belly of an Architect
The Belly of an Architect is a 1987 art-house drama film directed by Peter Greenaway, centered on an American architect in Rome whose obsession with a historical figure mirrors his own physical and psychological decline.
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C.
“The Planning of Freedom”
“The Planning of Freedom” is an essay by economist Abba P. Lerner that outlines how democratic planning and functional finance can be used to achieve both economic stability and individual liberty.
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D.
What I Saw at the Revolution
"What I Saw at the Revolution" is a political memoir by speechwriter and columnist Peggy Noonan recounting her experiences working in the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations and reflecting on American conservatism in the 1980s.
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E.
Sort of Revolution
Sort of Revolution is a 2009 studio album by British singer-songwriter Fink that blends acoustic folk, blues, and downtempo electronic influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Architecture or Revolution" Target entity description: "Architecture or Revolution" is a famous concluding slogan and chapter in Le Corbusier’s manifesto *Towards a New Architecture*, asserting that radical architectural reform is essential to avert social upheaval.
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A.
The Inevitable Revolution
The Inevitable Revolution is a political work by Lebanese Druze leader and thinker Kamal Jumblatt that outlines his revolutionary, socialist, and humanist vision for transforming Arab and Lebanese society.
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B.
The Belly of an Architect
The Belly of an Architect is a 1987 art-house drama film directed by Peter Greenaway, centered on an American architect in Rome whose obsession with a historical figure mirrors his own physical and psychological decline.
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C.
“The Planning of Freedom”
“The Planning of Freedom” is an essay by economist Abba P. Lerner that outlines how democratic planning and functional finance can be used to achieve both economic stability and individual liberty.
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D.
What I Saw at the Revolution
"What I Saw at the Revolution" is a political memoir by speechwriter and columnist Peggy Noonan recounting her experiences working in the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations and reflecting on American conservatism in the 1980s.
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E.
Sort of Revolution
Sort of Revolution is a 2009 studio album by British singer-songwriter Fink that blends acoustic folk, blues, and downtempo electronic influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book chapter
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slogan ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
machine-age aesthetics
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rational urban planning ⓘ social responsibility of architects ⓘ standardized housing units ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Functionalism in architecture
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International Style NERFINISHED ⓘ Modern architecture ⓘ |
| author | Le Corbusier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim | radical architectural reform is necessary to prevent social revolution ⓘ |
| citedBy |
historians of modern architecture
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theorists of urban planning ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
social theory
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urbanism ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural theory
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modernist manifesto ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
call for technocratic, rational planning of cities
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warning that failure to modernize architecture will lead to social upheaval ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
pro-industrialization
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pro-modernization ⓘ technocratic ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century architectural discourse
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debates on social housing ⓘ urban renewal policies ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
architecture
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modernism in architecture ⓘ social reform ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Architecture or Revolution. Revolution can be avoided. ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Architecture ou Révolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Towards a New Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | concluding chapter ⓘ |
| publicationEra | 1920s ⓘ |
| theme |
architecture as an instrument of social change
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critique of traditional architecture ⓘ housing crisis and mass housing ⓘ industrialization and standardization in building ⓘ relationship between built environment and social order ⓘ |
| usedAs |
rallying slogan for modernist architects
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reference point in architectural education ⓘ |
| workDescribedIn | Towards a New Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: "Architecture or Revolution" Description of subject: "Architecture or Revolution" is a famous concluding slogan and chapter in Le Corbusier’s manifesto *Towards a New Architecture*, asserting that radical architectural reform is essential to avert social upheaval.
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