Description: Even in his unrealised projects, Le Corbusier redefined modern living, synthesising functionalism, expressionism, and expansive urban thinking from Switzerland to Chandigarh, India. This book provides a succinct introduction to his trailblazing ideas, writings, and buildings, which continue to resonate and influence to this day.
Brief description:
In 1997, the French Minister of Culture appointed Jean-Louis Cohen (1949-2023) to create the Cité de l'architec-ture--a museum, research, and exhibition center in Paris's Palais de Chaillot. Cohen's research focused principally on 20th-century architecture and urban planning, and his studies on German and Soviet architectu-ral cultures. He was professor in the history of architecture, author and curator of numerous books and exhibitions on architecture, and an internationally acknow-ledged authority on Le Corbusier's work.