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Bernard Tschumi

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Bernard Tschumi, ‘Advertisements for Architecture’ (1976-1977)

Several early theoretical texts were illustrated with Advertisements for Architecture, a series of postcard-sized juxtapositions of words and images. Each was a manifesto of sorts, confronting the dissociation between the immediacy of spatial experience and the analytical definition of theoretical concepts. The function of the Advertisements —reproduced again and again, as opposed to the single architectural piece—was to trigger desire for something beyond the page itself.

 


Bernard Tschumi

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From ‘Advertisements for Architecture’ (1976-77) by Bernard Tschumi.

Tschumi illustrated several of his early theoretical texts with Advertisements for Architecture, a series of postcard-sized juxtapositions of words and images. Each was a manifesto of sorts, confronting the dissociation between the immediacy of spatial experience and the analytical definition of theoretical concepts.


Le Corbusier

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‘Villa Savoye’ (1929) by Le Corbusier.

Considered by many to be the seminal work of the Swiss architect Le Corbusier, this house is seen as one of the ultimate ‘machines for living’.

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Le Corbusier with a model of Villa Savoye.

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The construction of the house.