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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. If there is one building by Le Corbusier that represents a synthesis of his basic concepts it is certainly the Unite d'habitation built in Marseille in 1946-52. This building is now very popular with the people who live in it. Le Corbusier used his architectural resources atmospherically and scenically to give the Unite d'habitation a succinct coherence that also forms the basis for individual lives within its rooms and spaces. Precise observation and description reveal the mechanisms of these effects. If there is one building by Le Corbusier that represents a synthesis of his basic concepts it is certainly the Unite d'habitation built in Marseille. The story of the response to it has been recorded in order to investigate why this extremely ambitious project in particular should have caused such a conflict between intention and effect. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9783932565656
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Book Description Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - If there is one building by Le Corbusier that represents a synthesisof his basic concepts it is certainly the Unité d'habitation builtin Marseille in 1946-52. This built manifesto does not simply putforward a social model as a utopia, but also the unity of architectureand town planning. It is one of the most significant buildingsthere has even been, but it also triggered a great deal of controversy.The story of the response to it has been recorded in orderto investigate why this extremely ambitious project in particularshould have caused such a conflict between intention and effect.The Unité d'habitation in Marseille is now very popular with thepeople who live in it as a building. Despite all the criticism, it obviouslystill offers functional advantages that make it easier for individualsand the community to live together. The enormous sculpturalforce and the characteristic interplay of light and colourshown in the photographs make the building into a 'personality'that can be identified with.As well as this, the building also offers something special interms of concrete spatial experience. In the age of a superficial'adventure society' it claims the intensity of an everyday experiencethat is both casual and at the same time complex, embracingall the senses. This extends from the reception in the imposing foyerto the 'theatre' of figures on the roof terrace in the light of thelandscape, from the inverted urban scenery of the promenadepublique to twilight seclusion in the silent residential streets. And itincludes the flats themselves, which open up expansively to drawin the sea and mountain mood. Le Corbusier used his architecturalresources atmospherically and scenically to give the Unité d'habitationa succinct coherence that also forms the basis for individuallives within its rooms and spaces. Precise observation and descriptionreveal the mechanisms of these effects.All three authors are qualified architects. Alban Janson is professorof the fundamentals of architecture at Karlsruhe University, CarstenKrohn lives and works as an author in Berlin, and Anja Grunwaldteaches architectural photography at Karlsruhe University. Seller Inventory # 9783932565656
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