Review: The Education of Le Corbusier by Paul V. Turner; The Early Drawings of Charles-Edouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier) 1902-1908 by Mary P. M. Sekler, Charles-Edouard Jeanneret

This chapter discusses the movie palace’s decline and the beginnings of the neutralized movie theater from the 1920s to 1932. While much scholarship has attributed the transition to either economics after the Depression or the emergence of sound, the chapter argues for the importance of modernist architectural trends, such as the work of Le Corbusier, and new dimensions of spectatorship invested in attention. Modern machine culture reinforced the need for a theater structure that would make spectators into parts of a filmic assembly line. Ben Schlanger emerges as the loudest voice of neutralization, demanding a “slaughtering” of unnecessary decoration in the urban movie theater. His and multiple lighting designers’ work with light and darkness in the theater exemplify the upheavals in 1920s–1930s exhibition: from a theater with a panoply of effects to one centered on the dramatic play of light and dark within the film and its environment.

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Marc Treib: Space Calculated in Seconds: The Philips Pavilion, Le Corbusier, Edgard Varèse

Computer Music Journal ◽

10.1162/comj.2000.24.3.74 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 74-76

Author(s):

James Harley

Keyword(s):

Le Corbusier ◽

Edgard Varese

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Lao Tze and Confucius' philosophies influenced the designs of Kisho Kurokawa and Tadao Ando

City Territory and Architecture ◽

10.1186/s40410-021-00138-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Rudy Trisno ◽

Fermanto Lianto

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Le Corbusier ◽

Design Concept ◽

Japanese Culture ◽

Design Concepts ◽

The Times ◽

Japanese Architecture ◽

Tadao Ando ◽

Interesting Area

AbstractJapanese architecture retains the characteristic of appreciating its culture, despite the growing influence of Western architecture. Based on this issue, it is a very interesting area to study to understand the design concepts behind two masterpieces from the world’s architects Kisho Kurokawa and Tadao Ando. This study uses a qualitative method by analyzing theories and case studies in the work of the architects Kisho Kurokawa and Tadao Ando. It conducts the following detailed analyses; (a) Western architects who influenced both design concepts; (b) The primary considerations of the two architects in facing the demands of the times. The study concludes that Kisho Kurokawa was influenced by Kenzo Tange, while Tadao Ando has been influenced by Le Corbusier and Louis Khan. The primary consideration of Kisho Kurokawa is Hanasuki, while for Tadao Ando it is Shintai. The findings in this study are that the two architects in the design concept were inspired by Japanese culture, where Japanese culture is influenced by the philosophy of Lau Tze and Confucius.

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Maison Curutchet, La Plata, Argentina

10.52200/53.a.p4owyvn8 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 32-39

Author(s):

Jorge Néstor Bozzano ◽

Julio Santana

Keyword(s):

Buenos Aires ◽

Le Corbusier ◽

Single Family ◽

La Plata ◽

Head Office ◽

Medical Office ◽

The Impact ◽

Research Institute

The Maison Curutchet is the only house by Le Corbusier in America. The project was developed between 1948 to 1949 and built between 1949 to 1955 as a single-family dwelling and as a professional medical office to the well-known Dr. Pedro Domingo Curutchet in La Plata, Buenos Aires. In 2013–2014, Colegio de Arquitectos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (CAPBA) which head office is settled there, decided to carry out a full maintenance, done with the strict criteria of minimizing the impact on the house and using as reference the original documentation. The process was coordinated by CAPBA's Enhancement Research Institute, led by the architect Pablo Mastropasqua, and directed by the architect Julio Santana.

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