“I am young man of 71 years old. I am a visual man. A man working working with eyes and hands.“ These are the words of Le Corbusier, sitting comfortably at his desk in the Paris atelier he built in 1933, surrounded by his sculptures, paintings and drawings, artifacts of the steady believes of a life`s career.
This short film, broadcasted by BBC in 1958 showcases some representative works by the great master of modernism, commenting on the majors ideas identified in his buildings or unbuilt plans, such as Ville Radieuse.
VILLE RADIEUSE, 1924Rare film of Le Corbusier in his Paris home and studio
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