Le Corbusier and the maisons Jaoul /
Caroline Maniaque Benton.
- New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2009.
- 175 p. :
Translated from the French.
The Promenade -- Chap. 1. In search of authenticity: the genesis of the project -- Chap. 2. The art of the "Mal Foutu": the construction -- Chap. 3. The art of living: adjusting to Le Corbusier -- Chap. 4. "Fortuna Critica" of the Maisons Jaoul -- Conclusion. Returning the snail to its shell.
Presents a detailed examination of these lesser-known, yet architecturally-significant of Le Corbusier's houses, which encompassed four years of intense design acitivity.
9781568988009 (hbk.) 1568988001 (hbk.)
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 Jaoul family
Neuilly-sur-Seine (France)--Buildings, structures, etc.