Completed in 1927 in Stuttgart, Germany. This article was originally published on March 26, 2014. To read the stories behind other celebrated architecture projects, visit our AD...
Le Corbusier, Casa doppia, Weissenhof, Stuttgart, 1927
La Cabanon
Situated in the heart of Itaim the challenge was to create the most luxurious shopping center in Sao Paulo with restaurants, cinemas, 3 office towers as well as local and international luxury retail stores. The project’s spatial design emerged so as to organize and orient visitors within the enclosed large-scale public spaces of the building’s interior. Two distinctive primary volumes, “the gallery” and “the plaza” are connected by the secondary spaces “the streets” to create a coherent circulation using urban architectural devices. The design allows visitors to maintain a sense of where they are and where they’ve been with frequent vistas to the city while experiencing all the naturally lit interior and exterior areas and activities. The 4-level, 80 meters long Gallery wing delicately clasps 3 giant glass cubes wrapping the transversal circulation bridges at the upper levels and containing café, kiosk or restaurant functions. Counterbalancing The Gallery space is…Continue Reading
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Le Corbusier designed Sainte Marie de La Tourette Monastery in 1960. Rough concrete stained by time gives an exterior unfamiliar to religious structures.
The Vitra Design Museum presents a new exhibition, illustrating the architectural reaction towards housing development being unable to meet today's demands.
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Arranque de escaleras exteriores
Couvent de la Tourette
Архитектор: Ле Корбюзье. Le Corbusier. Здание: Интерьеры комплекса монастыря Sainte Marie de La Tourette. Место: Eveux-sur-l'Arbresle, Lyon, Франция. Время: 1953-1960
Anyone tasked with recounting Le Corbusier’s life and career has their work cut out for them. The Swiss-born architect was prolific to say the least, from his pioneering modernist designs to his contributions to urban planning, including the realised city of Chandigarh in India. This year marks the 50th anniversary of his death, which was celebrated with a brilliant exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris this year.
