Le Corbusier in the Antipodes : art, architecture and urbanism /

This book considers the architect Le Corbusier's encounters with Australia and New Zealand as a two-way exchange, showing the impact of his ideas and projects on architects of the region whilst also revealing counterinfluences on Le Corbusier in his postwar career that were activated by his con...

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Main Author:	Moulis, Antony (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, [2021]
Series:	Routledge research in architecture.
Subjects:	Le Corbusier, > 1887-1965 > Criticism and interpretation. Le Corbusier, > 1887-1965 > Influence. Le Corbusier, > 1887-1965. Architecture > Australia > Foreign influences. Architecture > Australia > History. City planning > Australia > Foreign influences. City planning > Australia > History > 20th century. Architecture > New Zealand > Foreign influences. Architecture > New Zealand > History. City planning > New Zealand > Foreign influences. City planning > New Zealand > History > 20th century.

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Summary:	This book considers the architect Le Corbusier's encounters with Australia and New Zealand as a two-way exchange, showing the impact of his ideas and projects on architects of the region whilst also revealing counterinfluences on Le Corbusier in his postwar career that were activated by his contacts. Compiled from detailed archival research undertaken at the Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris and nationally based archives, Le Corbusier in the Antipodes brings together a set of episodes placing them in context with the history of modern art, architecture and urbanism in twentieth century Australia and New Zealand. Key exchanges between Le Corbusier and others never before described are presented and analyzed, including Le Corbusier's contact with Australian architect Harry Seidler at Chandigarh, Le Corbusier's drawing of the plan of Adelaide in 1950 and his creative collaboration with Jorn Utzon on art for the Sydney Opera House. This book also includes analysis of previously unseen Le Corbusier artworks, which formed part of the Utzon family collection. In reading these personal and contingent moments of encounter, the book puts forward new ways of understanding the dissemination and mediation of Le Corbusier's ideas and their effects in postwar Australia and New Zealand. These antipodean contacts are set against the broader story of Le Corbusier's career, questioning received interpretations of his design methods and current assumptions about the influence of his work in national contexts beyond Europe.
Physical Description:	xxvii, 151 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [143]-147) and index.
ISBN:	9781472464835 1472464834