This post will talk about, my opinion on the known architect Charles Edouard Jeanneret-Gris also known as, Le Corbusier. This will help me understand and develop the ideas I have of architecture and what is the view I want to develop in my project. he was born the 6 of October, 1887, on a a town called La chaux de fonds, Switzerland, he then died on France in 1965, He studied in the international school of architecture, afterwards he became one of the first architects to use rough cast concrete for his sculptural forms in his works. In 2016 the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations) named 17 of his architectural works world heritage.
One of his most famous works is called Eglise Saint- Pierre de Firminy is a church design by Le corbusier, located in Firminy city, this city has other designs made by him as well such as and Olympic stadium, youth club and club center, and a standard housing complex.
He uses concrete as a way of modeling the shape of the work, and the used of light it had. he is also very know for using this material, he wanted to design a place for spiritual connections in a "modest scale" he also stated that "vast so that the heart may feel at ease, and high so that prayers may breathe in it.". The light boxes located in the ceiling are located in specific areas so they bring light into the altar in specific seasons.
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To me his designs are soul less, gray and empty, the intention he has with his designs may have some sort of good purpose but the true to me is that they in their majority look like brinks of concrete, what architecture represents to me is not this, is quite the opposite, is life a ligth in every corner of the space your creating, not the "minimalistic" aproach he is trying to get, and even more in a religous space, churches are places full of adoration fill with figures and religous images, and the ligth that makes the space look and feel as safe as it could be.
I discovered his work by reading the plan he had to rebuilt paris, it was called Plan Voisin, the plan in its essence was to eliminate all old buildings in the centre of paris, so north and south sides of the city could be connected. This project was decline because it was to radical, I must say that the firts time I saw it I thank the people that didn't approve it, paris and most europe cites and their architecture are based on history on the buildings that endure so much and make the city feel like a place you want to be at, his project makes any city look more like a distopian society rather than a home.
Kate Macintosh:
She as an architect stated: "I found his presentation very stimulating and his seemingly quite spontaneous sketches pretty riveting, especially given the rather mushy lack of any design theory coming from the staff. " But after she became more critical and said "If you take his idea of raising buildings on pilotis to allow the garden to extend beneath the residence, this is obvious nonsense because you can’t have a garden without rainfall and sunlight." Maybe this variation on the point of view means that the reevaluation of something is needed.
Denise Scott Brown: Another example is her a pioneer of postmodern architecture in the National Gallery of London. She said "He looked at New York and said that when the streets are straight the mind is clear. I adore that, but when he gets to saying that everything must be rectangular that’s plain wrong. He didn’t know how to relate anything to anything, he didn’t know how systems of movement worked." Eventhougth she praised him for his work on houses but she stated that she does not like at all his work in cities and the way he views european cities.
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fondationlecorbusier (n.d.). Le Corbusier, la villa Jeanneret-Perret à la Chaux-de-Fonds. [online] Fondation Le Corbusier. Available at: https://www.fondationlecorbusier.fr/en/work-architecture/achievements-villa-jeanneret-perret-or-maison-blanche-la-chaux-de-fonds-switzerland-1911-1912/.
The architectural work of Le Corbusier an outstanding contribution to the modern movement inscribed on the unesco world heritage (n.d.). 1887 - 1917. [online] Le Corbusier - World Heritage. Available at: https://lecorbusier-worldheritage.org/en/1887-1917/ [Accessed 18 Nov. 2024].
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