Description: Benton's series of case histories shatters the conventional image of Le Corbusier as an ivory-tower idealist and theorizer.Eccentrics, artists, collectors and the genteel poor were among the clients for whom Le Corbusier built luxury houses during the 1920s. These projects were beset by cost overruns, delays and disastrous technical failures that necessitated urgent and expensive repairs. Frequently, the interplay of economics, site and client relationships led to a sudden shift in a villa's design. Le Corbusier's high-handed approach to many of his clients strained close friendships to the breaking point, sometimes beyond. Building these houses around his own notions of privacy and freedom, the architect filled austere interiors with high points of command, a library or an apex looking out on nature.
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Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Villas of Le Corbusier
Publisher: Yale University Press
Subject: Individual Architects & Firms / General
Publication Year: 1987
Item Weight: 35.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Architecture
Author: Tim Benton
Format: Hardcover
