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Le Corbusier and the Maisons Jaoul by Caroline Maniaque Benton (2009, Trade Paperback)

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In 1955, just as the world was pigeonholing him as the high priest of modernism, Le Corbusier shocked the architecture world withof all thingsweekend houses. Built of brick, concrete, stone, and timber, the Maisons Jaoul are the antithesis of everything commonly referred to as "Corbusian." Their surprising scale gives them a magnificentsculptural presence and the uncharacteristically raw materiality of their exteriorsoozing mortar, rough brickgives them a deliberately crude, almost craftlike, appearance. Le Corbusier himself never explained this radical change in direction, leaving this design a mystery for future generations to decipher. Le Corbusier and the Maisons Jaoul is the first book-length, detailed examination of these lesser-known, yet architecturally significant houses. Built for Andr Jaoul and his sonand theirwivesthe Maisons Jaoul encompassed four years of intense design activity. Using previously unpublished sources, author Caroline Maniaque Benton thoroughly captures Le Corbusier's extraordinary journey of discovery. Valuable insights are gleaned from conversations between clients, draughtsmen, and craftsmen; firsthand documents; and letters in Le Corbusier's own hand. The Maisons Jaoul emerge as both a fundamental reconsideration of domesticliving and a radical reassessment of Le Corbusier's longstanding commitment to modernism. Opening up his process to collaboration with a Corsican carpenter and a Sardinian mason brought warmth, texture, and a distinct aura of vernacular authenticity to the houses. Le Corbusier and the Maisons Jaoul brings all of the mythic grandeurof these exciting discoveries to life through rare photographs, drawings, ephemera, and plans, and invites those who either admire or dismiss Le Corbusier to reexamine their assumptions and prejudices about the most famous modern architect of the twentieth century.

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Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN-10
1568988001
ISBN-13
9781568988009
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70938876

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Book Title
Corbusier and the Maisons Jaoul
Author
Caroline Maniaque Benton
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Individual Architects & Firms / General, Criticism, Regional
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Architecture
Number of Pages
160 Pages

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Item Length
10.2in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
7.9in
Item Weight
27.2 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Na1053.J4
Grade from
College Freshman
Grade to
College Graduate Student
Copyright Date
2009
Dewey Decimal
720.92
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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