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Visionären Le Corbusiers egna hem: - en rumslig gestaltning av arkitektens modernistiska ideal och radikala persona.
- Source :
- Bebyggelsehistorisk Tidskrift; 2023, Issue 84, p7-20, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Architects often see their own homes as experimental workshops, where personal ideas about architecture and living can be tested at full scale, without needing to compromise with clients. Many lavishly illustrated coffee-table books present the homes of renowned architects, yet surprisingly little research has been done from a critical or theoretical perspective. In this article, architectural historian Anna Ingemark sheds light on how one of modernism's most influential architects, Le Corbusier chose to stage his life. Looking closely at two of his own, personally designed homes provides insight into a personal sphere - far removed from the grandiose projects and radical visions he launched - and the dreams he came to realise. The two salient examples are his apartment at Rue Nungesseret-Coli in Paris from 1934 and the Cabanon, his holiday home on the Riviera from 1952. In the case of Le Corbusier, we also have a unique collection of material in the form of his personal statements, helping us to understand his perception of home and living. Ingemark begins with the following questions: What is the relationship between Le Corbusier's attitudes to architecture and the design of his own homes? How did he express his ideas visually and materially? What qualities did he focus upon? And what functions did his homes fulfil - were they creative havens, full-scale models of modernist ideal dwellings, or stages for a radical architect's persona? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- Swedish
- ISSN :
- 03492834
- Issue :
- 84
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Bebyggelsehistorisk Tidskrift
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176667369