Lecture 25 : The Architecture of Le Corbusier– Part 4 скачать в хорошем качестве

Lecture 25 : The Architecture of Le Corbusier– Part 4

This lecture examines Le Corbusier’s later phase, especially his work in India and museum architecture, where his style shifted from the geometric simplicity of the International Style to the expressive use of béton brut (raw concrete). It highlights how his Indian projects such as Sanskar Kendra (Ahmedabad) and the Government Museum and Art Gallery (Chandigarh) adapted modern principles to local climate through features like brise-soleil, parasols, deep overhangs, roof gardens, pilotis, and water bodies. The lecture also introduces the concept of the Museum of Unlimited Growth, first proposed in the 1930s–40s, where galleries could expand spirally over time, a concept realized most closely in the Tokyo Museum of Western Art (1957–59). The session further traces Corbusier’s transformation from Villa Savoye to Maisons Jaoul and Sarabhai House, showing his move toward Catalan vaults, exposed brick, and climate-responsive design, blending modernism with Indian cultural and environmental conditions. It concludes by emphasizing his recurring design elements brutalism, pure geometry, primary colours, sun breakers, and the Modulor system and his global influence, including works like the Pavillon Le Corbusier (Switzerland). Overall, the lecture demonstrates how Corbusier evolved modern architecture by integrating structure, climate response, material honesty, and human scale into a unified architectural vision.