{"product_id":"adolf-loos-le-corbusier-raumplan-versus-plan-libre-9789064506659","title":"Adolf Loos \u0026 Le Corbusier: Raumplan versus Plan Libre","description":"\u003cp\u003eComparisons between Loos and Le Corbusier greatly illuminate the special qualities of each of these two magisterial architects. In the work of both architects there is creative tension between two paradigms: on the one hand  their work is concerned with the autonomy of architectural means  and on the other  each architect tries to locate his work in a context. These contexts frequently overlap. To Loos  the starting departure is traditional craftsmanship  the task being socially determined. In Le Corbusiers case  the division of labor between design and realization forms the core of architectural process. The assignment and means of realizing it are formulated in terms of new technologies. This revised and updated edition looks anew at the respective merits of two giants of modern architecture. As well as featuring writings by the architects themselves  the book illustrates the evolution of the work of Loos and Le Corbusier  with detailed reference to their domestic projects  ranging from the Strasser House (1919) to the Last House (1932)  and from Maison Domino (1915) to Villa Savoye (1932). With excellent overviews and analyses  this book offers insight into the motivations of these two architects  so near yet so far away.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67913355624501,"sku":"ByrdShop_9064506655","price":495.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9789064506659.jpg?v=1793944160","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/adolf-loos-le-corbusier-raumplan-versus-plan-libre-9789064506659","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}