Walter Benjamin’s ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’ has been a very influential text for architectural theory. Apart from the notion
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Le Corbusier's "New Eye"
The introduction and intertwining of [mass] media and architecture created something entirely new. Beatriz Colomina draws an excellent parallel of this mediated architectural phenomenom by
Read moreWeek 10 Reading Response
The readings for this week all address the idea of mechanical reproduction and how it distorts the sanctity of the original. In regards to architecture,
Read moreLe Corbusier – Week 10 Reading Response
Both Beatriz Colomina and Jean-Louis Cohen mention Le Corbusier’s early experience in attracting and working with advertisers as part of his duties for the journal
Read moreReading Response Le Corbusier – April 4th, 2012
Media and Architecture – Reading Response, April 4th, 2012 Although I have frequently heard about Le Corbusier, my knowledge about him was limited before reading
Read more:: by means other than itself ::
To create a distinct architectural voice, one’s work must become open to a dialogue. Le Corbusier approached his role within emerging urban-scapes as an interpretive,
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Reading Response 10: Le Corbusier
In this week’s readings it became clear that for Le Corbusier, architecture must be discussed in a conceptual area that exists in a transcendent area
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Reality’s Sieve – WEEK 10
ABOVE: FLC/ADAGP Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau, Paris It’s difficult to imagine the production of architecture in our contemporary era without the inclusion of representational techniques born
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Tania Zarak – week 10
How does one establish with the mirror image a productive rather than a reflective relationship? – Beatriz Colomina I knew little about “Le Corbu” (nickname
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