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Le Corbusier: Architect and Feminist
By Flora Samuel
192 pages
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- Wiley
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- Chichester, England
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- 2004
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Synopsis
This is a revealing book which, for the first time, investigates the central influence of feminism in the work of Le Corbusier; one of the most important and revered architects of all time.
The text covers Le Corbusier's upbringing and training and sets this in the context of the cultural atmosphere of his time, covering issues of gender and religion. It reveals aspects of his private life such as personal relationships, which have barely been explored before as no biography currently exists ....
This is a revealing book which, for the first time, investigates the central influence of feminism in the work of Le Corbusier; one of the most important and revered architects of all time.
The text covers Le Corbusier's upbringing and training and sets this in the context of the cultural atmosphere of his time, covering issues of gender and religion. It reveals aspects of his private life such as personal relationships, which have barely been explored before as no biography currently exists. Furthermore, the author reveals, for the first time in print, a previously undiscovered and unpublished Le Corbusier building, making this book an incredibly significant addition to existing literature on the great man.
In short, the new evidence and theories contained in this volume amount to major revelations about this hugely revered and central architectural figure of the 20th Century.
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Table of contents
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- Le Corbusier - Architect and Feminist i
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- List of Illustrations viii
- Illstration Credits xii
- Preface xiii
- Introduction 1
- Part One - Real 7
- 1: Intimate Relationships 9
- 2: Professional Relationships 24
- 3: Feminism, Fashion and Physical Culture 42
- Part Two - Ideal 55
- 4: Orphism and the Quest for Harmonious Unity 57
- 5: Women in the Art of Le Corbusier 74
- 6: The Cult of Woman and the Religious Architecture of Le Corbusier 104
- Le Corbusier - Architect and Feminist i
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- List of Illustrations viii
- Illstration Credits xii
- Preface xiii
- Introduction 1
- Part One - Real 7
- 1: Intimate Relationships 9
- 2: Professional Relationships 24
- 3: Feminism, Fashion and Physical Culture 42
- Part Two - Ideal 55
- 4: Orphism and the Quest for Harmonious Unity 57
- 5: Women in the Art of Le Corbusier 74
- 6: The Cult of Woman and the Religious Architecture of Le Corbusier 104
- 7: Sexual Harmony and the Urbanism of Le Corbusier 136
- Conclusion 158
- Selected Bibliography 162
- Index 167