Houskeeping: the artistic legacy of
le corbusier's machine a habiter
In 1923, Swiss architect Le Corbusier published Vers un Architecture, a book extolling the symbiotic relationship between modern man and machine. He wrote that "the house is a machine for living in, bathrooms, sun, hot and cold water, temperature which can be adjusted as required, food storage, hygiene, beauty in harmonious proportions. A chair is a machine for sitting in . . . . Basins are machines for washing in . . . modern life, the world of our activity, has created its own objects: clothing, the fountain pen, the razor blade, the typewriter, the telephone, wonderful office furniture . . . the limousine, the ocean liner and the airplane."
International Colloquium
Friday, November 24, 2006
Place:
American University in Rome
Primary Sponsor:
American University in Rome
Co-Sponsors:
St. Mary's College of California
University of Karlsruhe, Germany
From the 1920s onward, architects and visual artists have attempted to capture the essence of Le Corbusier's machine a habiter in their own designs. St. Mary's College of California, the American University in Rome and the University of Karlsuhe, Germany have collaborated to organize an international colloquium that brings together North American and European architectural historians and architects studying the legacy of Corbusier's innovations.
To attend the event, please contact one of the event organizers:
Photos excerpted from DisAppearing Moscow, a collaborative project between Doug Hall and the Moscow Architectural Preservation Society, Moscow/London.
All photos © Doug Hall, 2006
