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ADI design museum shows evolution of radio with works by keith haring, le corbusier & more


the exhibition in milan looks into the roles of radio as a multifunctional communicative device and a tool for propaganda, to name a few.

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North America’s Radiant City: Le Corbusier’s Impact on New York

Despite his status, Le Corbusier never had the opportunity to build in New York – in fact he only had one chance to build in the United States at all, completing Harvard’s Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts in Cambridge in … Sigue leyendo →
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Light Matters: Le Corbusier and the Trinity of Light

For his three sacred buildings, Le Corbusier has played masterfully with orientation, openings and textures to create kinetic architecture with daylight. His pilgrimage chapel at Ronchamp, the monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette, and the parish church of Saint-Pierre in… Sigue leyendo →
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CIAM 4 and the “Unanimous” Origins of Modernist Urban Planning

Held in 1933 on a ship in the Mediterranian, the fourth CIAM congress and Le Corbusier’s subsequent Athens Charter (La Charte d’Athenes) are widely regarded as a defining period in Modernist urban planning, a moment when architects came to an agreement … Sigue leyendo →
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In Conversation With Sheila O’Donnell And John Tuomey, 2015 Royal Gold Medallists

When Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey, who practice in partnership as O’Donnell + Tuomey…, were named as this year’s recipients of the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, a palpable collective satisfaction appeared to spread throughout the profession. No one could find criticism Sigue leyendo →
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How a Le Corbusier Design Helped Define the Architecture of Southern California

We all know that in architecture, few things are truly original. Architects take inspiration from all around them, often taking ideas from the designs of others to reinterpret them in their own work. However, it’s more rare that a single architectural element … Sigue leyendo →
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