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2. Le Corbusier - Wikipedia

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   Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The shorthand titles that Le Corbusier used in the book, 1925 Expo: ... The Free Plan. Load-bearing walls are replaced by ...

3. Toward an Architecture - Wikipedia

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   Vers une architecture, recently translated into English as Toward an Architecture but commonly known as Towards a New Architecture after the 1927 translation by Frederick Etchells, is a collection of essays written by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret), advocating for and exploring the concept of modern architecture.

4. Poem of the Right Angle - Wikipedia

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   Cover of the original work. The Poem of the Right Angle (Le poème de l'angle droit) is a series of 19 paintings and corresponding writings composed by the influential Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier between 1947 and 1953 and first published in book format as a limited edition of 250 copies in 1955.

5. Villa Meyer - Wikipedia

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   Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This is the first project into which Le Corbusier incorporated "free plan" and "free facade" into his design. ... a book that ...

6. Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture - Wikipedia

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   Le Corbusier deemed the house as "the true cubic house" (French: la vraie maison cubique), as its constructional plan originated from a square, rendering its cubic form. [16] Round pilotis elevate the main building from the ground, allowing for a driveway leading to the enclosed garage; correspondingly, the main entrance is also underneath the ...

7. Athens Charter - Wikipedia

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   The resolutions formed part of Le Corbusier's book The Radiant City published in 1935. [11] The text of the Athens Charter as published became an extension of the content of The Radiant City [12] and Le Corbusier significantly re-worded the original observations. As well as adding new material he also removed the urban plans upon which the ...

8. Modulor - Wikipedia

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   Le Corbusier published Le Modulor in 1948, followed by Modulor 2 in 1955. These works were first published in English as The Modulor in 1954 and Modulor 2 (Let the User Speak Next) in 1958. The 2004 reprinted box set including both books was printed in a square format using the Modulor with the series twenty seven to one hundred and forty ...

9. Mary McLeod (academic) - Wikipedia

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   Mary Caroline McLeod is a professor of architectural history and theory at Columbia University known for her examination of modern architecture, especially the work of Le Corbusier. She is a fellow of the Society of Architectural Historians , and has received many fellowships and awards, including a Brunner Award, Fulbright Fellowship, NEH ...