If in doubt it's always wise to return to those tried, tested and accomplished I've always found, so with this in mind I'd like to turn everyones attention to one of the most marvellous modernist minds, yes you guessed it, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret or as he's more affectionately known Le Corbusier. Flicking through one of the books we've got tucked away in our office archive I was really enjoying the selection of imagery found within, in fact I thou ...
Though he was born Charles Edouard Jeanneret, the architect and designer we know as Le Corbusier rebranded himself in 1920, putting his stylized stamp on some of the most jaw-dropping buildings of the 20th century
If in doubt it's always wise to return to those tried, tested and accomplished I've always found, so with this in mind I'd like to turn everyones attention to one of the most marvellous modernist minds, yes you guessed it, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret or as he's more affectionately known Le Corbusier. Flicking through one of the books we've got tucked away in our office archive I was really enjoying the selection of imagery found within, in fact I thou ...
“The house is a box in the air,…” —Le Corbusier, Précisions The Villa Savoye at Poissy, designed by Le Corbusier in 1929, represents the culmination of a decade during which the architect worked to articulate the essence of modern architecture. Throughout the 1920s, via his writings and designs, Le Corbusier (formerly Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) considered the nature …
If in doubt it's always wise to return to those tried, tested and accomplished I've always found, so with this in mind I'd like to turn everyones attention to one of the most marvellous modernist minds, yes you guessed it, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret or as he's more affectionately known Le Corbusier. Flicking through one of the books we've got tucked away in our office archive I was really enjoying the selection of imagery found within, in fact I thou ...
If in doubt it's always wise to return to those tried, tested and accomplished I've always found, so with this in mind I'd like to turn everyones attention to one of the most marvellous modernist minds, yes you guessed it, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret or as he's more affectionately known Le Corbusier. Flicking through one of the books we've got tucked away in our office archive I was really enjoying the selection of imagery found within, in fact I thou ...
Le Corbusier & P. Jeanneret 1934-1938 book 2nd edition 1947 D’architecure erlenbach-zurich 175 pages Used good condition
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