Le Corbusier's Pavillon de l'Esprit Nouveau Named One of "20 Designs That Defined the Modern World"
Creator of London?s Design Museum and columnist for CNN, Stephen Bayley named Le Corbusier?s Pavillon de l?Esprit Nouveau as one of, ?20 designs that defined the modern world.? Before Bayley lays out the list, he gives a brief history and several definitions of design; culminating to his conclusion that design gives life meaning. Bayley writes, ?Le Corbusier declared that design is ?intelligence made visible?. That?s certainly true, but intelligence can take many forms?? [1]
Courtesy of ADAGP, Paris 2015
Creator of London?s Design Museum and columnist for CNN, Stephen Bayley named Le Corbusier?s Pavillon de l?Esprit Nouveau as one of, ?20 designs that defined the modern world.? Before Bayley lays out the list, he gives a brief history and several definitions of design; culminating to his conclusion that design gives life meaning. Bayley writes, ?Le Corbusier declared that design is ?intelligence made visible?. That?s certainly true, but intelligence can take many forms?? [1]Designed and exhibited at the Paris Exposition des Arts Décoratifs of 1925, Corbu?s Pavillon was part of a larger project entitled, ?Plan for a Modern City of 3,000,000 Inhabitants.? [2] The design, complete with a rooftop terrace, anticipated challenges of the future, such as overpopulation, by maximizing a typical urban dweller?s home. Corbu utilized built-in furniture such as cabinets, shelves, and wardrobes to make the most of a small space. One could say it was the first, ?tiny house,...
Courtesy of ADAGP, Paris 2015
Creator of London?s Design Museum and columnist for CNN, Stephen Bayley named Le Corbusier?s Pavillon de l?Esprit Nouveau as one of, ?20 designs that defined the modern world.? Before Bayley lays out the list, he gives a brief history and several definitions of design; culminating to his conclusion that design gives life meaning. Bayley writes, ?Le Corbusier declared that design is ?intelligence made visible?. That?s certainly true, but intelligence can take many forms?? [1]Designed and exhibited at the Paris Exposition des Arts Décoratifs of 1925, Corbu?s Pavillon was part of a larger project entitled, ?Plan for a Modern City of 3,000,000 Inhabitants.? [2] The design, complete with a rooftop terrace, anticipated challenges of the future, such as overpopulation, by maximizing a typical urban dweller?s home. Corbu utilized built-in furniture such as cabinets, shelves, and wardrobes to make the most of a small space. One could say it was the first, ?tiny house,...
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