Essays discuss the French architect, a variety of his buildings, and the influences on and of his work. 268 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. illusts #1020 (Uncreased spine.)

Le Corbusier’s Modulor / Rudolf WittkowerAspects of modernism : Maison Dom-ino and the self-referential sign / Peter EisenmanThe single-family dwelling of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret at the Weissenhof ; The pavillon church / Bruno ReichlinThe Villa Savoye revisited / Alvaro Siza VieiraGarches to Jaoul : Le Corbusier as domestic architect in 1927 and 1953 / James StirlingThe Mundaneum plan / Giuliano GresleriThe problem of urban context in the Grands Travaux / Alan ColquhounParis 1922-46 / Filippo MessinaSouth America : Algiers / Gianugo PoleselloLa Ville Radieuse / Rem KoolhaasThe Immeuble Clarte?î?ü / Christian Sumi.The open hands : architecture, engineering / Santiago Calatrava – – The search for the absolute / Jacques LucanOn an antique frieze / Francesco VeneziaRonchamp : Le Corbusier’s chapel and the crisis of rationalism / James StirlingLa Tourette / Colin RoweLe Corbusier and the dialectical imagination / Kenneth FramptonFormal and functional interactions : a study of two late buildings by Le Corbusier / Alan ColquhounArchitectural promenades / Carlo Palazzolo, Riccardo Vio. ISBN 10: 0847812197 ISBN 13: 9780847812196