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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Le Corbusier"”.
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Promoting an urban vision--Le Corbusier and the Plan Voisin
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1991.
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Canonizing Le Corbusier: The Making of an Architectural Icon as Colonial Hegemony
… that iconic Franco-Swiss modern architect, Le Corbusier, and his nearly complete oeuvre of seventeen buildings, would be enshrined on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s World Heritage List. With this notable decision, Le Corbusier, the figure, …
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"Revolution can be avoided" : Le Corbusier and Taylorism in France, 1914-1929
<p>Le Corbusier's (1887-1965) adoption of Frederick Winslow Taylor's Scientific Management in 1918 was a pivotal moment in Modern architecture. Taylorism promised social stability through the rationalization of the factory, increased profits and workers' wages. The adaptation of Tayloristic …
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La cabina de la máquina : evolución del espacio vertical en los proyectos domésticos de Le Corbusier
… es uno de los descubrimientos fundamentales del Movimiento Moderno. Esta nueva concepción, ampliamente estudiada, convive con el espacio vertical que ha permanecido olvidado en la mayor parte de las referencias a la vanguardia moderna. Esta tesis quiere contribuir a subsanar esta carencia …
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[Re]Defining Chandigarh
… of nation’s faith in the future designed by Le Corbusier in 1951 in the East Punjab. Through investigation it became apparent that Le Corbusier proposed design principles for Chandigarh that were already theorized for Bogota in Colombia and Marseille in France following his concept of Radiant …
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La lección de Roma : Libera, Ridolfi y Terragni
A partir de las reflexiones de Le Corbusier en La Lección de Roma Hacia una arquitectura, 1923 se investiga el significado de la arquitectura del pasado, la comprensión de los mecanismos proyectuales que han hecho posible su proceso. La investigación se estructura en torno a los arquitectos A. …
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Locais lendários, imaginados e projetados : Brigadoon, cidades invisíveis e modulor
… específicas de três tipos distintos de lugar: lendário, imaginado e projetado. Assim, após uma primeira distinção entre os conceitos de “lugar” e “espaço” e a sua relação com o “tempo”, o estudo debruça-se sobre aquela que é a situação ideal: a utopia. De seguida examina-se o exemplo escolhido …
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Refinaria Alberto Pasqualini : aplicação dos paradigmas modernistas à tipologia industrial no Rio Grande do Sul
… dos exemplos dos grandes mestres (Gropius, Le Corbusier e Mies van der Rohe), enfocando principalmente a obra de Mies. A seguir, estuda a influência que estas arquiteturas tiveram no Brasil. Finalmente, demonstra o reflexo destas idéias no conjunto de edifícios da Refinaria Alberto …
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Spectacles Plastiques : reconstruction and the debates on the "Synthesis of the Arts" in France, 1944-1962
… of different individuals and groups - such as Le Corbusier, the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Groupe Espace, and the Internationale Situationniste - which advocated a "synthesis of the arts" in the time period that corresponds to the Liberation until the beginning of the Fifth Republic. I …
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L'appareil de l'architecture moderne : new materials and architectural modernity in France, 1889-1934
… dissertation is an historical inquiry into the role played by new building materials in the formation of architectural modernism in France. It proceeds on the theoretical assumption that a "material" is not a technical given -- a securely defined entity in the physical and linguistic senses -- but …
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6 houses for John Travolta and friends
It is impossible to say when man’s mind first conceived the urge to fly, The dream of moving through the air like birds. From Archytas of Taranto’s flying machine to Armstrong’s first step on the moon, flying has progressed from imaginary to an everyday part of life. This thesis is an attempt to …
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The problem with harmony : constructs of proportionality, music and the Modulor in the 1950's
… the notion of harmony that would in turn reflect not only a resurfacing of Humanist ideals and values as a cultural post-war response, but would also provoke a series of debates on proportion and proportion studies that would question these cultural demands against these systems based on …
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Light, Shadow and Wind in Building Design
… building design. It is about light, shadow, reflection. It is about wind, its movement and escape. Through designing this project I was able to explore how sun, wind and light can be used effectively in a building design, in my project, in an office environment. The fire, the Light; the energy …
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Origin: the beginning of form
… many equally valid technical solutions to a problem, the one which offers the users a message of beauty and emotion, that one is architecture.</i> - Barragan - A simple shelter can fulfill the needs of the body, and the placement of the elements of construction in their relative positions can …
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Eficiência e forma do brise-soleil na arquitetura de Campo Grande-MS
… deste trabalho é estudar a utilização de brise-soleil na arquitetura, analisando as relações entre sua eficiência ambiental e participação no resultado plástico e formal dos edifícios, a partir da análise de exemplares da arquitetura de Campo Grande – MS. O trabalho examina os aspectos relevantes …
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