Le Corbusier: Villa la Roche

Synopsis: Examines the history of the Villa La Roche in Paris and explores the motives of Le Corbusier in developing the site for the Swiss Banker and art collector, Roal La Roche. Sets out to explain why and how the particular architectural forms came about, taking a detailed look at the finished house and comparing its present state with photographs taken in the 1920s. The development of the plans and ideas for the house can only be explained when we know something of the, often divergent, desires of architect and client, as well as Le Corbusier’s involvement with the ideas and practice of purist art at the time, exemplified by the magazine ‘L’Esprit Nouveau’.
Series: Modern Art: Practices and Debates, Course A316
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1993
Availability: Off-air recording license
Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Architecture
Keywords: architectural design; art - modern art; Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965); modern architecture

Producer

Nick Levinson

Cast

Nick Benton

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