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Primera entrega de diseño 3 en la UD1 de la UCV Caracas Venezuela por Fabian Ferigo El Carpenter Center fue construído en plena ciudad universitaria de Cambridge, a pocos metros de los edificios de ladrillo de Harvard Yard, entre el noclásico museo Fogg y el Faculty Club, en un terreno situado entre las calles Quince y Prescott, que no predisponía en absoluto para una configuración monumental y que a Le Corbusier le pareció inadecuado a primera vista Desde un principio diseña el Carpenter Center como un paseo arquitectónico que une las dos calles y atraviesa un volumen que utiliza las formas flexibles surgidas en el estudio del pintor. En un primer esbozo, diseñado en la maqueta con el joven arquitecto chileno Guillén Jullian de la Fuente, la rampa del paseo se presenta como una espiral. La versión final consiste en una delgada superficie de hormigón en forma de S que une las calles casi en un despegue y atraviesa el Centro por un gran portal, donde los transeúntes pueden ver los estudios. ingles The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, completed in 1963, is the only building on the North American continent designed by the famous Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier. Despite the controversy over the wisdom of placing a building of such modern design in a traditional location, Le Corbusier felt that a building devoted to the visual arts must be an experience of freedom and unbound creativity. A traditional building for the visual arts would have been a contradiction. The ...

www.channelbeta.net The Villa Savoye is considered by many to be the seminal work of the Swiss architect Le Corbusier. Situated at Poissy, outside of Paris, it is one of the most recognisable architectural presentations of the International Style. Construction was substantially completed ca. 1929. The house was emblematic of Le Corbusier work in that it addressed "The Five Points", his basic tenets of a new aesthetic of architecture constructed in reinforced concrete: 1. The pilotis, or ground-level supporting columns, elevate the building from the damp earth allowing the garden to flow beneath. 2. A flat roof terrace reclaims the area of the building site for domestic purposes, including a garden area. 3. The free plan, made possible by the elimination of load-bearing walls, consists of partitions placed where they are needed without regard for those on adjoining levels. 4. Horizontal windows provide even illumination and ventilation. 5. The freely-designed facade, unconstrained by load-bearing considerations, consists of a thin skin of wall and windows. The Villa Savoye was designed as a weekend country house and is situated just outside of the city of Poissy in a meadow which was originally surrounded by trees. The polychromatic interior contrasts with the primarily white exterior. Vertical circulation is facilitated by ramps as well as stairs. The house fell into ruin during World War II but has since been restored and is open for viewing. Corbusier designed the ...