Le Corbusier Bundle

Le Corbusier Bundle

LC Foto: Le Corbusier Secret Photographer, Album Punjab 1951

In “LC FOTO: Le Corbusier Secret Photographer” the architectural historian Tim Benton reflects on the famous architect’s use of photography, bringing to light unpublished material from the late 1930s when Le Corbusier was at the height of his powers, as well as reflecting on the ambitions of the young architect seen through his earlier photographs. Photography also plays an important role in the new facsimile edition of the “Album Punjab, 1951”, which reveals Le Corbusier’s private sketches and notes made during his first trip to the Indian state of Punjab in anticipation of the planning and construction of Chandigarh. The facsimile is accompanied by a volume of commentary including previously unpublished photographs by his cousin Pierre Jeanneret who joined him on the momentous trip and was part of the core architectural team of Chandigarh.

In “LC FOTO: Le Corbusier Secret Photographer” the architectural historian Tim Benton reflects on the famous architect’s use of photography, bringing to light unpublished material from the late 1930s when Le Corbusier was at the height of his powers, as well as reflecting on the ambitions of the young architect seen through his earlier photographs. Photography also plays an important role in the new facsimile edition of the “Album Punjab, 1951”, which reveals Le Corbusier’s private sketches and notes made during his first trip to the Indian state of Punjab in anticipation of the planning and construction of Chandigarh. The facsimile is accompanied by a volume of commentary including previously unpublished photographs by his cousin Pierre Jeanneret who joined him on the momentous trip and was part of the core architectural team of Chandigarh.

varied, varied

624 pages

2 books (1 hardback, 1 Facsimile with sep. commentary)

2024, Le Corbusier Bundle, English
French
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Tim Benton

Tim Benton, born in Rome in 1945, was educated at Cambridge and the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. He taught for forty years at the Open University England and is currently professor emeritus in the history of art.

Maristella Casciato

Maristella Casciato is an architect and architectural historian, currently senior curator, head of architecture special collections at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles (2016 to present). Previously, she was a full professor at the University of Bologna/Architecture. She taught history of architecture in many academic programs in the United States, and has curated major exhibitions, e.g. "Bauhaus Beginnings" (2019) at the Getty Research Institute, "Casablanca Chandigarh. Reports on Modernization" (2013) at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, and "Gio Ponti. Amare l’architettura" at the MAXXI Museum in Rome (2019).

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