{"product_id":"le-corbusier-9783836560351","title":"Le Corbusier","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, \u003cstrong\u003eLe Corbusier\u003c\/strong\u003e (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 \u003cstrong\u003econcepts of modern living.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Le 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 \u003cstrong\u003eRonchamp\u003c\/strong\u003e and the civic buildings in \u003cstrong\u003eChandigarh, India\u003c\/strong\u003e. A hallmark throughout was his ability to combine \u003cstrong\u003efunctionalist aspirations\u003c\/strong\u003e with a \u003cstrong\u003estrong sense of expressionism\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as a broader and empathetic understanding of urban planning. He was a founding member of the Congrès international d'architecture moderne (CIAM), which championed \"architecture as a social art.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCohen, Jean-Louis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - In 1997, the French Minister of Culture appointed Jean-Louis Cohen to create the Cité de l'architecture--a museum, research, and exhibition center in Paris's Palais de Chaillot. Cohen's research has focused principally on 20th-century architecture and urban planning, and his studies on German and Soviet architectural cultures. The author and curator of numerous books and exhibitions on architecture, he is an internationally acknowledged authority on Le Corbusier's work.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGössel, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Peter Gössel runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has published TASCHEN monographs on Julius Shulman, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra, as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture series.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613564801298,"sku":"9783836560351","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_10939423-c6b1-444f-9a60-2323c092efd1.jpg?v=1744222524","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/le-corbusier-9783836560351","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}