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We can't have a discussion of Le Corbusier and modernism with mentioning the concept of "legibility" as illuminated here: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/07/26/
by entropyie 5y ago
We can't have a discussion of Le Corbusier and modernism with mentioning the concept of "legibility" as illuminated here: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/07/26/a-big-little-idea-called-legibility/ https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/07/26/a-big-little-idea-call...
Relevant quote:
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High-modernist (think Bauhaus and Le Corbusier) aesthetics necessarily lead to simplification, since a reality that serves many purposes presents itself as illegible to a vision informed by a singular purpose. Any elements that are non-functional with respect to the singular purpose tend to confuse, and are therefore eliminated during the attempt to “rationalize.”
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I stayed in one of Le Corbusier's buildings in Marseilles (now a hotel) and loved it, but his treatment of neighbourhoods seems to ignore human nature/scale to our detriment.
- jabl 5y agoI've watched many architecture TV programs presenting works of Le Corbusier, the Bauhaus school, and other examples of modernism. And often I've walked away with a "Wow" feeling, there is in some sense a kind of majestic beauty in it. But OTOH I'm thinking that actually living in an environment like that would get, well, quite boring after a while. Lacking all the small ornaments and other minor details that you notice when you're there day in an out. It might look cluttered and disorganized in a glossy architecture magazine, but, well, I guess people actually living there might well prefer it that way.
- burntoutfire 5y agoThe Soviet-style farms of boring apartments blocks are basically Le Corbusier's vision on a budget - and yep, it does get boring in there.