Week 8 – Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe before World War II

Week 8 – Oct 1 – Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe before World War II (Image selection  : Prof. John Stuart)

Lecture slides are based on the course textbook by Frampton, K. (1992). Modern architecture: A critical history (3rd ed.). London: Thames and Hudson.

Suggested Readings

1. Le Corbusier, “Engineer’s Aesthetic and Architecture (1923),” In William W.Braham and Jonathan A. Hale, Rethinking Technology: A Reader in Architectural Theory (London and New York: Routledge, 2007), pp. 32–36.
2. Le Corbusier, “Architecture: The Expression the Material Methods of our Times (1929),” In William W. Braham and Jonathan A. Hale, Rethinking Technology: A Reader in Architectural Theory (London and New York: Routledge, 2007),pp. 42–45.
3. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, “Technology and Architecture (1950),” In WilliamW. Braham and Jonathan A. Hale, Rethinking Technology: A Reader in Architectural Theory (London and New York: Routledge, 2007), pp. 113–114.