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Le Corbusier :

Tzonis, Alexander.

Le Corbusier : the poetics of machine and metaphor / Poetics of machine and metaphor. Alexander Tzonis. - London : Thames & Hudson, 2001. - 239 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-239).

"The present monograph discusses Le Corbusier's oeuvre in a concise global manner in relation to the revolutionary developments of the century in which it was born. It shows how Le Corbusier worked within the context of new philosophical ideas; the avant-garde culture; the social, economic, and political movements; and new technology, achieving more than a delicate balance - a synthesis. But it demonstrates also that Le Corbusier was a creator who conceived, enticed, and shaped many of these developments. As well as being the architect of the twentieth century, Le Corbusier is a prototype of human creativity."--BOOK JACKET.

0500283192


Architecture, Modern--20th century.