256 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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There is no shortage of books about Le Corbusier, or Mies van der Rohe, or De Stijl. However, this book considers them in relation to each other, observing how a study of one can illuminate the works of the others. Going beyond a superficial look at the end-products of these architects, this book examines the philosophical foundations of their work, taking as its central theme the aim of... Read more
Preface 1. The Open or the Closed 2. De Stijl's Other Name 3. The Furniture of the Mind 4. The Pavilion and the Court 5. Lauweriks, Van Doesburg and Le Corbusier 6. Mies: The Correspondence of Thing and Intellect 7. Figure and Ground 8. The Unchanging and the Changeable.
Biography
Richard Padovan lectures at the University of Bath. He has worked as an architect in various European countries.
'Padovan is crystal clear - this book is a little classic.' The Architects Journal
