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Zusatztext "Critical opinion on this divisive figure is instructively represented in Le Corbusier and Britain: An Anthology! a collection of more than fifty texts assembled by Irena Murray and Julian Osley... The editors bring together several classic postwar essays as well as obscure but impressive writings from the interwar period." -- The New York Review of Books Informationen zum Autor Irena Murray is an architectural historian and Sir Banister Fletcher Director of the British Architectural Library at the Royal Institute of British Architects, London Julian Osley is Special Projects Librarian at the British Architectural Library Klappentext Le Corbusier (1887-1965) was arguably the most influential architect of the 20th century. More than any other individual he was responsible for shaping British post-war architecture. This book traces the growing awareness of work by this visionary figure in contemporary architectural journals and the popular press. Zusammenfassung Le Corbusier (1887-1965) is arguably the most influential architect of the twentieth century. Despite the fact that he designed no permanent buildings in the United Kingdom, more than any other individual he was responsible for shaping British post-war architecture. Le Corbusier and Britain traces the growing awareness of work by this visionary figure in contemporary architecture journals and the popular press. Contributions by such prominent architects and critics as Edwin Lutyens, Herbert Read, Evelyn Waugh, Peter Smithson, Jane Drew, Basil Spence and Christopher Booker are accompanied by 150 illustrations, together with writings and drawings by Le Corbusier himself. Also featuring the most comprehensive bibliography of British writings by and about Le Corbusier ever published, this book is an invaluable addition to the study of architecture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction by Alan Powers Part I. 1924-1939: The World of Tomorrow 1. Gordon Holt Mons. Le Corbusier-Saugnier 2. V.O. Rees Vers une Architecture 3. Harold Tomlinson Towards a New Architecture 4. Nora Shackleton Heald Towards a New Architecture: When Engineer and Architect Work Together 5. Edwin Lutyens The Robotism of Architecture 6. Miriam Wornum Houses – Ancient and Modern: A Home to Live In, not a Mansion for ‘Occasions’ 7. Frederick Etchells Le Corbusier: A Pioneer of Modern European Architecture 8. Hubert de Cronin Hastings Europe Discusses the House 9. P. Morton Shand and A. Trystan Edwards Le Corbusier Again 10. Nora Shackleton Heald The City of To-morrow: the Real Revolution Lies in the Solution of Existing Problems 11. Mrs Howard Robertson A Vision Realised: In a Country Villa Le Corbusier Proves his Theories 12. Evelyn Waugh Cities of the Future 13. Oliver P. Bernard The City of To-morrow 14. Frank Pick The Way of To-morrow and the Traffic Problem 15. Herbert Read The City of To-morrow 16. Herbert Read The House of To-morrow 17. Le Corbusier The Vertical City 18. John Summerson The Voice of the Prophet 19. Godfrey Samuel Radiant City and Garden Suburb: Corbusier’s Ville Radieuse 20. Le Corbusier The Crystal Palace 21. Le Corbusier The MARS Group Exhibition: the Elements of Modern Architecture 22. John Summerson Review of Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret: Oeuvre Complète 1934-1938 Part II. 1940-1949: Building Upon the Canon 23. John Summerson The Poetry of Le Corbusier 24. Gordon Holt Corbusier 25. Le Corbusier The Future of the Architectural Profession 26. Colin Rowe The Mathematics of the Ideal Villa: Palladio and Le Corbusier compared 27. Le Corbusier Intervention during the Discussion on Architectural Expression by CIAM, Bridgwater, on September 13, 1947 28. Lionel Brett The Space Machine: An Evaluation of the Recent Work of Le Corbusier 29. Le Corbusier Address to the Students of the Architectural Association Sch...
