This book is a unique comparative study of two of the greatest figures in modern architecture - Le Corbusier and Alvar Aalto. By assessing the historical, personal and intellectual influences of their attitudes to nature and the creative direction of their work, this study offers a new understanding about the diversity at the heart of modernism. Through an analysis of the architects' own writing about their ideas and philosophies, a better understanding is gained of their ideas for urban living and by looking at their most widely known work, the authors analyse the architects' intentions to build nature into the heart of their architecture. The authors argue that there are many similarities between the attitudes towards nature held by Le Corbusier and Aalto, and that these similarities had an important place in the generation of their architecture.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415281256
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94910066
Product Key Features
Book Title
Nature and Space: Aalto and Le Corbusier
Author
Sarah Menin, Flora Samuel
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Number of Pages
196 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
246mm
Item Width
189mm
Item Weight
590g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Sarah Menin, Flora Samuel
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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