Ebook > Human Sciences > Art / Architecture > Architecture > Tim Benton: The Painter Le Corbusier (PDF)

Tim Benton
The Painter Le Corbusier [PDF ebook]
Eileen Gray’s Villa E 1027 and Le Cabanon

Support

Cover of Tim Benton: The Painter Le Corbusier (PDF)

In 1929, Eileen Gray designed Villa E 1027 for herself and her youthful partner Jean Badovici, but only lived there for three years. Today, the elegant house in Roquebrune-Cap-Mar- tin in southern France is an icon of modernism. In 1937, Le Corbusier discovered the place and the “Maison en Bord de Mer”. Inspired by the genius of the place and the light on the Côte d’Azur, he created a total of eight large-format wall paintings there in 1938 and 1939 onwards, some of which complement the building congenially, while others set counterpoints. In 1952, he built his Cabanon nearby and decorated it with murals as well. The book by the well-known architectural historian Tim Benton documents Le Corbusier’s artwork at this special place, explores its controversies, and places it in his overall oeuvre.

The fascinating photographs by Manuel Bougot capture the special atmosphere of the villa

Le Corbusier’s painting is lesser known but was formative for his lifelong preoccupation with polychromy

After extensive renovation work until 2021, E 1027, as well as the Cabanon, is open to the public again

€44.00

About the author

Tim Benton, Prof. emeritus, Open University, London. Tim Benton is an internationally renowned architecture historian and an expert on the oeuvre of Le Corbusier.

Buy this ebook and get 1 more FREE!

Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 136 ● ISBN 9783035626575 ● File size 21.8 MB ● Publisher Birkhäuser ● City Basel/Berlin/Boston ● Published 2023 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 9925772 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

Requires a DRM capable ebook reader

More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor

20,253 Ebooks in this category

Cover of Harvey Molotch & Kee Warner: Building Rules

Harvey Molotch & Kee Warner: Building Rules

Urban and suburban growth is a burning local issue for communities across the United States and many other parts of the world. Concerns include protecting habitats, high costs of infrastructure, …

Cover of Erik Champion: Organic Design in Twentieth-Century Nordic Architecture

Erik Champion: Organic Design in Twentieth-Century Nordic Architecture

Organic Design in Twentieth-Century Nordic Architecture presents a communicable and useful definition of organic architecture that reaches beyond constraints. The book focuses on the works and writin …

Cover of Basil Sawczuk: Risk Avoidance for the Building Team

Basil Sawczuk: Risk Avoidance for the Building Team

Risk avoidance has to be addressed not only at the outset of any building project but throughout its lifespan and by all parties involved in the contract. This book covers each stage of the construct …

Cover of Marianne Davys Architects Ltd: Small Practice and the Sole Practitioner

Marianne Davys Architects Ltd: Small Practice and the Sole Practitioner

This book is a practical guide for students or those already running or thinking of running a small practice on how to set up and run a small architectural practice and how to run multiple small proj …

Cover of Joseph Bedford: Is there an Object Oriented Architecture?

Joseph Bedford: Is there an Object Oriented Architecture?

Bringing Graham Harman”s philosophy into direct confrontation with contemporary architectural theory in new and creative ways, Is There an Object-Oriented Architecture? provides a dialogue between …

Cover of Quentin (RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia) Stevens: Activating Urban Waterfronts

Quentin (RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia) Stevens: Activating Urban Waterfronts

Activating Urban Waterfronts shows how urban waterfronts can be designed, managed and used in ways that can make them more inclusive, lively and sustainable. The book draws on detailed examination of …

Cover of Ashraf M. Salama: Transformative Pedagogy in Architecture and Urbanism

Ashraf M. Salama: Transformative Pedagogy in Architecture and Urbanism

First published in 2009, Transformative Pedagogy in Architecture and Urbanism is a detailed round of pedagogical dialogue on architecture and urbanism that reset the stage for debating future visions …

Cover of Yeqiao (University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA) Wang: Atmosphere and Climate

Yeqiao (University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA) Wang: Atmosphere and Climate

Authored by world-class scientists and scholars, The Handbook of Natural Resources, Second Edition, is an excellent reference for understanding the consequences of changing natural resources to the d …

Cover of Tomasz (Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland) Tomaszek: Authenticity and Wooden Architecture Preservation in Asia – a Chinese perspective

Tomasz (Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland) Tomaszek: Authenticity and Wooden Architecture Preservation in Asia – a Chinese perspective

The tradition of Chinese wooden architecture dates back to ancient times. The construction solutions developed in this country over the centuries enchant with their refined character, while the histo …

Cover of Alain Touwaide: A Cultural History of Plants in the Post-Classical Era

Alain Touwaide: A Cultural History of Plants in the Post-Classical Era

A Cultural History of Plants in the Post-Classical Era covers the period from 500 to 1400, ranging across northern and central Europe to the Mediterranean, and from the Byzantine and Arabic Empires …