Journey to the East (MIT Press)
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (977 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262622106 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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This first English translation is most welcome. He writes movingly of Anatolian vistas that express the "lofty, poetic Turkish soul" and dubs the traditional Turkish wooden house "an architectural masterpiece." Even more revealingly, this neoclassical innovator admires Rumanian peasant houses for their dazzling white stucco and adaptation of classical elements. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Twenty-four-year-old Le Corbusier (born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) kept a travel diary as he roamed central and Eastern Europe, visiting ancient monuments and soaking up native architecture. . His journal is a blend of overripe, lyrical prose, incisive impressions and thoughts on architecture and landscape. His trips to the Parthenon and Mount Athos, which triggered his decision to become an architect, make intense re
In a flood of highly personal impressions and visual notations, it records his first contact with the vernacular architecture that would preoccupy him for the rest of his life and his first sight of the monuments he most admired: the mosque complexes, the Acropolis, and the Parthenon. Ivan akni's highly regarded translation was first published by The MIT Press in 1987 but has been unavailable for many years.. For the next five decades, he would fill notebooks with ideas and sketches; he never stopped deriving inspiration from the memories of his first contact with the East, making this volume as much a historica
diamond in the rough A. John Silver a fascinating personal account by le corbusier,as a young architect traveling through easterneurope to istanbul. he observes vernaculararchitecture, especially houses and churches,but he also notes native artifacts like ceramics,and including vases. the small drawings by theauthor are particularly charming, especiallythose showing small boats along the bosporusand the. "perfect choice" according to Christina Lynne Aranda. Gave it to my son who is becoming an architect and accidentally discovered he loves to travel off the beaten path. He started reading right away and loves it.. paulwong said Five Stars. thanks!