ARCH 219: Lecture 10

What does Le Corbusier say about the works of modern engineers? Of the works of architects? What modern objects does he praise, and why? How can his works be related to his general principles as expressed in Towards a New Architecture?

Architects have been stuck for too long. He likes as and boats because they are sleek and dynamic. Concept of machine for living with five principles: piloti, horizontal windows, roof terrace, free plan, free facade.

• Piloti • Free plan • Free façade • Horizontal windows • Roof terrace

Le Corbusier's Five Points of a New Architecture

How did the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe develop in the 1920s? How can his "Working Theses" of 1923 be related to his architecture?

classical minimal-->expressionist-->bauhaus with apartments-->de stijl influence with concrete country house plans--> concepts of spatial envelopes and planar elements with Barcelona pavilion and Tugendhat. Architecture is a lifelong process and you evolve with it through your time.