Ideas of structure and the structure of ideas; Le Corbusier's Pavillon Suisse, 1930-1931

Author

CURTIS, William J.R.

Document type

Article

Language

English

Source

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 1981, Num. XL/4, print; 14 illustrations; diagrams; plans, elevations; 295-310

Abstract (en)

Through examination of the Pavillon Suisse, at the Cité Universitaire, Paris, seeks to show how Le Corbusier translated the given program and site into the terminology of his own dream, how he coped with compromises and attacks on his ideal intentions, and how he adjusted and extended an architectural language that was already mature. In particular we are better able to gauge the way standard elements, such as the pilotis, were "re-thought" to embody new levels of meaning. (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians)

Subject (en)

• architecture
• Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret), French architect, painter, 1887-1965 - Paris - Pavillon Suisse
• Paris (FRA), Cité Universitaire, Pavillon Suisse - architecture - Le Corbusier

Origin

DatabaseRILA (GRI)

IdentifierRILA v.9 no.3135 (1983)

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