{"product_id":"le-corbusier-basic-art-h-b","title":"Jean Louis Cohen: Le Corbusier [2021] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) is widely acclaimed as the most influential architect of the 20th century. From private villas to mass social housing projects, his radical ideas, designs, and writings presented a whole-scale reinvention not only of individual structures, but of entire concepts of modern living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLe Corbusier's work made distinct developments over the years, from early vernacular houses in Switzerland through dazzling white, purist villas to dynamic syntheses of art and architecture such as the chapel at Ronchamp and the civic buildings in Chandigarh, India. A hallmark throughout was his ability to combine functionalist aspirations with a strong sense of expressionism, as well as a broader and empathetic understanding of urban planning. He was a founding member of the Congres international d'architecture moderne (CIAM), which championed \"architecture as a social art.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents some of Le Corbusier's landmark projects to introduce an architect, thinker, and modern pioneer who, even in his unrealized projects, offered discussion and inspiration for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture series features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean introduction to the life and work of the architect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe major works in chronological order\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einformation about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eapproximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts, and plans)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cohen, Jean Louis \u0026 Goessel, Peter","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44096629702946,"sku":"9783836560351","price":19.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/cohen-jean-louis-goessel-peter-jean-louis-cohen-le-corbusier-2021-hardback-9783836560351-57850356531539.jpg?v=1727190307","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/le-corbusier-basic-art-h-b","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}