Read the following pages in Towards A New Architecture: (105-128) and resp’ond to one (1) of the following prompts (A, B) in 100 – 150 words. (pg,1 starts in PDF. 24)
WRITING PROMPTS:
- A. In the subsection titled “Let Us State the Problem”, Corbusier lists a number of “fundamental axioms”. Discuss one of these elements which he feels has yet to be innovated beyond its’ contemporary state. Do you agree or disagree with his analysis?
- B. At the beginning of this section, Corbusier refers to “The War” as an insatiable ‘client’. What war might he be referring to? Why would he refer to a war as a ‘client’? Discuss his analysis of the impact of war time was on the architect versus the engineer.
PDF link: https://monoskop.org/images/b/bf/Corbusier_Le_Towards_a_New_Architecture_no_OCR.pdf
