{"product_id":"le-corbusiers-ahmedabad-millowners-association-building-mehrdad-hadighi","title":"Le Corbusier's Ahmedabad Millowners' Association Building (Mehrdad Hadighi)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Millowners' Association Building in Ahmedabad, designed by Le Corbusier and completed in 1954, has rarely been published, but is nevertheless considered an important milestone in the architect's work. In particular, the building influenced his later work, such as the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard. This book documents the building and relates it to Le Corbusier's theoretical work, especially \u003cem\u003eVers une architecture\u003c\/em\u003e. The significance of key figures such as Paul Valéry and John Ruskin for Le Corbusier's work is explained. Characteristic design elements such as the \u003cem\u003epromenade architecturale\u003c\/em\u003e and the use of \u003cem\u003ebrise-soleils\u003c\/em\u003e are explored. In addition to numerous scaled drawings, newly produced models clarify the most important design aspects of the building. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eLe Corbusier's 1954 building for the Millowners' Association in Ahmedabad is an understudied key work \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWith attractive photographs, new drawings, and models created especially for the publication \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe structure exemplifies characteristic elements of Le Corbusier's work and his development as an architect \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProf. Dr. Mehrdad Hadighi, Department of Architecture\u003cbr\u003eStuckeman Professor in Advanced Design Studies\u003cbr\u003eThe Pennsylvania State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 184 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65838368522589,"sku":"K097655777","price":55.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9765577700001A.jpg?v=1788751818","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/le-corbusiers-ahmedabad-millowners-association-building-mehrdad-hadighi","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}