Le Corbusier in America travels in the land of the timid

• Main Author: Bacon, Mardges (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press 2001
• Subjects: Le Corbusier, > 1887-1965 > Travel > United States; Le Corbusier, > 1887-1965 > Influence; Architecture > Influence > United States
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• Physical Description: xvii, 406 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0262024799; 9780262024792

In this first major study of Le Corbusier's American tour, Mardges Bacon reconstructs his encounter with America in all its fascinating detail. Through extensive archival research and interviews, she presents a critical history of the tour as well as a nuanced and intimate portrait of the architect. Drawing on the methods of microhistory, she also considers how small ordinary events affect larger biographical, architectural, and cultural developments.