Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret - Restoration of the Clarté Building, Geneva
Arthur Ruegg
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Hardcover. The steel skeleton building completed in Geneva in 1932 is a precursor of the Unite d'Habitation. In 2007 the external envelope was repaired, followed by a refurbishment of the interior, in which preservation requirements are exemplified. This building log book is illustrated with new and historic drawings and photos, and includes its history. Editor(s): Office du Patrimoine et des Sites. Num Pages: 176 pages, 55 black & white illustrations, 80 colour illustrations, 55 schw.-w. u. 80 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AMB; AMC; TNKX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 298 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1174.
The book describes the story of Clarté, Le Corbusier’s first apartment building, continuing the narrative into the 21st century. The steel skeleton building completed in Geneva in 1930/1932 is a prototype of the Moderne style and a precursor of the Unité d’Habitation. The building was neglected for many decades and not listed as a historic building until the 1990s. In 2007 the external envelope was repaired as the first step, followed by refurbishment of the interior, in which building preservation requirements were taken into account in an exemplary manner. The building log book by the architects and ... Read more
The book describes the story of Clarté, Le Corbusier’s first apartment building, continuing the narrative into the 21st century. The steel skeleton building completed in Geneva in 1930/1932 is a prototype of the Moderne style and a precursor of the Unité d’Habitation. The building was neglected for many decades and not listed as a historic building until the 1990s. In 2007 the external envelope was repaired as the first step, followed by refurbishment of the interior, in which building preservation requirements were taken into account in an exemplary manner. The building log book by the architects and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, Switzerland
ISBN
9783035609615
SKU
V9783035609615
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Arthur Ruegg
Sabine Nemec-Piguet (Historic Buildings Department, Geneva), et al.
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