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The problem with him aren't the buildings themselves so much IMO. It's his "towers in a park" style. It's like he never actually lived in a city before. You wan
by xxpor 6y ago
The problem with him aren't the buildings themselves so much IMO. It's his "towers in a park" style. It's like he never actually lived in a city before. You want things to be walkable. Instead, you end up with huge buildings with nothing in between. You get all of the downsides of density with none of the upsides.
- stephc_int13 6y agoHe was against the concept of street. Light was more important than people. In fact, many of the proponents of this school of thought are going as far as considering that the constraint of having people living in their space is a hindrance preventing them to fully express their ideas. Architecture is Politics, and Le Corbusier is embodying the worst ideas of the 20th century.
- einpoklum 6y agoI would upvote most of your answer, but your last sentence is somewhat overstated. Remember the worst ideas of the 20th century and how many people they killed.
- stephc_int13 6y agoYes, I am talking about the same ideas, the different flavors of 20th century totalitarism, in my opinion Le Corbusier was operating in the same vein. Also he had well documented sympathies for the Nazi regime.
- timeon 6y agohttps://brill.com/view/journals/fasc/6/2/article-p196_196.xml https://brill.com/view/journals/fasc/6/2/article-p196_196.xm...