Le Corbusier's Hands

Le Corbusier's Hands
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 101
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ISBN-10 : 9780262232449
ISBN-13 : 0262232448
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Le Corbusier's Hands by : Andre Wogenscky

Le Corbusier's assistant and fellow architect remembers his mentor in a series of concise and poetic reflections. Le Corbusier's Hands offers a poetic and personal portrait of Le Corbusier—a nuanced portrayal that is in contrast to the popular image of Le Corbusier the aloof modernist. The author knew Le Corbusier intimately for thirty years, first as his draftsman and main assistant, later as his colleague and personal friend. In this book, written in the mid-1980s, Wogenscky remembers his mentor in a series of revealing personal statements and evocative reflections unlike anything that exists in the vast literature on Le Corbusier. Wogenscky draws a portrait in swift, deft strokes—50 short chapters, one leading to the next, one memory of Le Corbusier opening into another. Appearing and reappearing like a leitmotif are Le Corbusier's hands—touching, taking, drawing, offering, closing, opening, grasping, releasing: "It was his hands that revealed him.... They spoke all his feelings, all the vibrations of his inner life that his face tried to conceal." Wogenscky writes about Le Corbusier's work, including the famous design of the chapel at Ronchamp, his ideas for high-density Unités d'Habitation linked to the center of a "Radiant City," and his "Modulor" system for defining proportions—which Wogenscky compares to a piano tuner's finding the exact relation between sounds. He remembers the day Picasso spent with Le Corbusier at the Marseilles building site—"All day long they outdid one another in a show of modesty," he observes in amazement. He adds, speaking for himself and the others present, "We were inside a double energy field." And Wogenscky writes about Le Corbusier more personally. "I have spent years trying to understand what went on in his mind and in his hand," he tells us. With Le Corbusier's Hands, Wogenscky gives us a unique record of an enigmatic genius.

Bulletin of Bibliography

Bulletin of Bibliography
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 448
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015078857680
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

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Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 586
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015040324041
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians by : Society of Architectural Historians

Includes special issues.

Bibliographic Guide to Art and Architecture

Bibliographic Guide to Art and Architecture
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 832
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015016645247
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Bibliographic Guide to Art and Architecture by : New York Public Library. Art and Architecture Division

National Union Catalog

National Union Catalog
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1032
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105117240841
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

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The International Style

The International Style
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 280
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0393315185
ISBN-13 : 9780393315189
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis The International Style by : Henry Russell Hitchcock

The most influential work of architectural criticism and history of the twentieth century, now available in a handsomely designed new edition.

The Modern Architectural Landscape

The Modern Architectural Landscape
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0816673071
ISBN-13 : 9780816673070
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis The Modern Architectural Landscape by : Caroline Constant

Examines the overlooked contributions of modern architects to landscape design

Humanities

Humanities
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000121033728
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Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

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