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Samuel Flora |Butterworth-Heinemann |2007.07.23
page 224|ISBN  9780750663540

CONTENTS
Introduction 1

1 Standardization and unity 15
1.1 Standardization 15
1.2 Standard materials 18
1.3 Standard structures 20
     1.3.1 Concrete frames 20
     1.3.2 Steel structures 24
     1.3.3 Vaulted roofs 28
1.4 Conclusion 33

2 Somatic detail 39
2.1 Anthropomorphism 41
2.2 Touch 44
     2.2.1 Walls and pilotis 45
     2.2.2 Door handles and handrails 47
     2.2.3 Furniture 59
     2.2.4 Floors 61
2.3 Colour 64
2.4 Space 64
2.5 Sound 65
2.6 Conclusion 66

3 Light and dark 73
3.1 Meaning 73
3.2 Windows 75
     3.2.1 Horizontal windows 76
     3.2.2 Glass walls (pan de verre) 78
     3.2.3 Brise soleil 79
     3.2.4 Ondulatoires 82
3.3 Rooflights 84
3.4 Reflection 89
3.5 Artificial lighting 91
3.6 Conclusion 96

4 Framing 101
4.1 Views 101
4.2 Objects 107
4.3 Space 116
4.4 Conclusion 122

5 Elements of the architectural promenade 127
5.1 Doors 130
5.2 Stairs and ramps 149
5.3 Conclusion 165

6 Rituals 169
6.1 Altars 170
6.2 Fire – the hearth 175
6.3 Water 181
6.4 Conclusion 192

7 Clouds 1959 195
7.1 Brazil 198
7.2 Geography lesson 199
7.3 Perspective 203
7.4 Interior urbanism 206

Conclusion 215

                                                                                              Select bibliography 219
                                                                                              Index 227

THIS IS THE FIRST BOOK TO GIVE SUCH CLOSE ATTENTION TO LE CORBUSIER'S APPROACH TO THE MAKING OF BUILDINGS. IT ILLUSTRATES THE WAYS IN WHICH LE CORBUSIER'S DETAILS WERE EXPRESSIVE OF HIS OVERALL PHILOSOPHICAL INTENTIONS. IT IS NOT A CONSTRUCTION BOOK IN THE USUAL SENSE- RATHER IT FOCUSSES ON THE MEANING OF DETAIL, ON THE WAYS IN WHICH DETAIL INFORMS THE OVERALL ARCHITECTURAL NARRATIVE OF A BUILDING. WELL ILLUSTRATED AND CONTAINING SEVERAL SPECIALLY PREPARED SCALED DRAWINGS IT ACTS AS TIMELY REMINDER TO BOTH STUDENTS AND ARCHITECTS OF THE POSSIBILITIES INHERENT IN THE MOST SMALL SCALE TECTONIC GESTURES.

1. THE FIRST BOOK TO BE DEVOTED TO LE CORBUSIER'S DETAILS HELPING TO FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DESIGNER'S WORK

2. COMBINES BOTH TECHNICAL DETAIL AND THEORETICAL TEXT TO GIVE A COMPLETE STUDY OF THE SUBJECT

3. BASED ON NEW RESEARCH ON LE CORBUSIER'S LIFE AND WORK, NEVER PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED

Structure of Pavillon Suisse (1933)

Altar rail at Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955), FLC 07236

Handle of east door. Working drawing

Aerateur, La Tourette (1959), FLC 1011

Lamps, Unité, Marseilles, Michelet (1952), FLC 29271

Section through niche Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955)
indicating extent of shadow over figure of Virgin

Drawing of gargoyle, Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955), FLC 7201

Gargoyle, west façade of Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955)