Le Corbusier: The Poetics of Machine and Metaphor by Alexander Tzonis

Exceptional authority

A new addition to a series acclaimed for its exceptional authority, Le Corbusier presents the master architect’s oeuvre in relation to the revolutionary global developments of the twentieth century. Written by Alexander Tzonis, one of today’s leading experts on Le Corbusier and his work, the book demonstrates how Le Corbusier was a creator who conceived, enticed, and shaped many of his developments. Specifically, it examines how the architect worked within the context of new philosophical ideas; avant garde culture; social, economic, and political movements; the new technologies of production and communication; and new technological products.

Immense influence

No other architect since Palladio exercised such an immense influence on the built community as Le Corbusier. As with Einstein and Picasso, Le Corbusier’s impact was felt far beyond his discipline. Through numerous buildings, urban projects, paintings, sculptures, drawings, furniture designs, and publications, he developed a unique poetics of machine and metaphor, revolutionizing the way people see, use, and make architecture. More than a modern architect, Le Corbusier was an architect of modern life.

Alexander Tzonis

Alexander Tzonis holds the chair in Architectural Theory and Design Methods at the University of Technology of Delft and is director of DKS (Design Knowledge Systems). As the general editor of the Garland Architectural Archives, he published the complete archives of Le Corbusier in 32 volumes. Among his numerous publications is Santiago Calatrava: The Poetics of Movement, another volume in Universe's architecture series.
Publisher: Universe Books
ISBN: 0789306344

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