Discuss Le Corbusier’s comparison of architectural composition of the ocean liners pictured and architecture on land. What specific elements does he bring attention to? Do you agree or disagree with his sentiment that we should learn from ocean liner designers when designing buildings on land?

Read the following pages in Towards A New Architecture: (85-104) and resp’ond to one (1) of the following prompts (A, B) in 100 – 150 words. (pg,1 starts in PDF. 24)

WRI’TING PROMPTS:

1. A. Le Corbusier discusses a great epoch forming its own style and ‘eyes which do not see’ the process taking place. Describe what he interprets to be happening in his contemporary era through this commentary. Give an example of an architectural element or style that has developed in our contemporary timeframe.
2. B. Discuss Le Corbusier’s comparison of architectural composition of the ocean liners pictured and architecture on land. What specific elements does he bring attention to? Do you agree or disagree with his sentiment that we should learn from ocean liner designers when designing buildings on land?

PDF link: https://monoskop.org/images/b/bf/Corbusier_Le_Towards_a_New_Architecture_no_OCR.pdf