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Posted by eegoo in ... designer on January 1st, 2009
柯布西耶出生於瑞士西北靠近法國邊界的小鎮,父母從事鐘錶製造,少內時曾在故鄉的鐘錶技術學校學習,對美術感興趣,1907年先後到布達佩斯和巴黎學習建築,在巴黎到以運用鋼筋混凝土著名的建築師奧古斯特·貝瑞處學習,後來又到德國貝倫斯事務所工作,彼得·貝倫斯事務所以嘗試用新的建築處理手法設計新穎的工業建築而聞名,在那裡他遇到了同時在那裡工作的格羅皮烏斯和密斯·凡·德·羅,他們互相之間都有影響,一起開創了現代建築的思潮。他又到希臘和土耳其周遊,參觀探訪古代建築和民間建築。 柯布西耶於1917年定居巴黎,同時從事繪畫和雕刻,與新派立體主義的畫家和詩人合編雜誌《新精神》,按自己外祖父的姓取筆名為勒·柯布西耶,他在第一期就寫到:「一個新的時代開始了,它植根於一種新的精神,有明確目標的一種建設性和綜合性的新精神。」後來他把其中發表的一些關於建築的文章整理彙集出版單行本書《走向新建築》, Read the rest of this entry »
commentary by le corbusier
Posted by eegoo in ... designer on January 28th, 2009
Le Corbusier:Unite d’habitation/Marseilles
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Architect:Le Corbusier
Location:Marseilles,France
Date:1946 to 1952
Building Type:multifamily housing
Construction System:concrete
Style:Modern
【Notes】
Housing slab, raised off ground on sculpted legs.
t’s little wonder that Le Corbusier’s nine-storey edifice was nicknamed La Maison
du Fada or ‘house of the crazy’ in Provencal patois. Post-war overcrowding in east
Marseille called for desperate measures and Le Corbusier’s grand scheme, known as
the Unité d’Habitation, was to push thousands of local residents skyward in
self-contained units. The master plan also included the ‘Le Corbusier’ hotel
on the third floor. Read the rest of this entry »
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