In this first major study of Le Corbusier's American tour, Mardges Bacon reconstructs his encounter with America in all its fascinating detail. Through extensive archival research and interviews, she presents a critical history of the tour as well as a nuanced and intimate portrait of the architect. Drawing on the methods of microhistory, she also considers how small ordinary events affect larger biographical, architectural, and cultural developments.
Bacon notes that Le Corbusier's dialogue with America was drafted within a spirited European discourse on americanisme. She contends that the trip validated his concept of a "second machine age" that would unite standardized industrial methods with a new humanism. Le Corbusier's subsequent work, she suggests, reflected an "Americanization", evidenced by the introduction of tension structures and the textured skyscraperconceived as an integrated system with functions articulated. She also defines Le Corbusier's role in the debate over New York City high-rise public housing.
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