Le Corbusier as I Knew Him (1977)
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Le Corbusier as I Knew Him (1977)
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#3Le Corbusier had one of the most impactful influence on the so-called modern architecture of the post-war period.
He initiated a school of borderline religious and dogmatic followers who are still active this day.
The existence of Le Corbusier and his school is, in my opinion, the worst thing that happened to architecture, ever.
We're still paying his mistakes.
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#4>dogmaticlike converts who often tend to act way too excessively
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#5Le Corbusier had one of the most impactful influence on the so-called modern architecture of the post-war period. He initiated a school of borderline religious and dogmatic followers who are still active this day. The existence of Le Corbusier and his school is, in my opinion, the worst thing that happened to architecture, ever. We're still paying his mistakes.
Couldn't agree more. Exactly what I think every time I see our cities here in France.
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#6Le Corbusier had one of the most impactful influence on the so-called modern architecture of the post-war period. He initiated a school of borderline religious and dogmatic followers who are still active this day. The existence of Le Corbusier and his school is, in my opinion, the worst thing that happened to architecture, ever. We're still paying his mistakes.
Couldn't agree more. Exactly what I think every time I see our cities here in France.
Not to mention his sympathy for Nazi Germany before and during the war.
What happened to Architecture in the 20th century is both sad and instructive about the risks of abusive modernity.
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#7Le Corbusier had one of the most impactful influence on the so-called modern architecture of the post-war period. He initiated a school of borderline religious and dogmatic followers who are still active this day. The existence of Le Corbusier and his school is, in my opinion, the worst thing that happened to architecture, ever. We're still paying his mistakes.
If I had a time machine...
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#8“Le Corbusier who was quoted saying
“How nice it would be to die swimming toward the sun,”
did, actually, die in 1965 while taking a long swim in the Mediterranean, against his doctor’s instructions. His dead body washed ashore later. It is believed he died of a heart attack.“
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#9Le Corbusier had one of the most impactful influence on the so-called modern architecture of the post-war period. He initiated a school of borderline religious and dogmatic followers who are still active this day. The existence of Le Corbusier and his school is, in my opinion, the worst thing that happened to architecture, ever. We're still paying his mistakes.
Couldn't agree more. Exactly what I think every time I see our cities here in France.
Fair enough if you don't like Brutalism, but please tell me that you have at least as much dislike for some of the abombinations that have replaced some brutalist buildings:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Library_of_Birmingham_(32...
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#10With the recent googlemaps timeline feature (also featured in various geographical websites) it's interesting to revisit land use in the last century.
After scanning my native area in the 50s I was staggered by the amount of fields in my now urban area. And basically every housing project (say 5+ building sets) was either an old forest block or a field.
Also even though we're all hearing about how humanity is too big for earth, the rate of new construction has increased in the recent years (albeit different form of urban planning[0]) to the point I have no idea who's gonna make enough babies to populate these buildings.
[0] 70s gigantic projects inspired by Le Corbusier 'cite radieuse' did have unforeseen social defects, a large amount of them have been destroyed and replaced by smaller, more human like buildings and the effects are surprising.. entire areas where I wouldn't land a foot due to the menacing feel is now walkable, you can even start to see the parks as parks to chill