Le Corbusier's urbanism: An urban characterisation of his proposals for inner cities

Le Corbusier's urbanism is routinely met with a backlash of criticism, which often overlooks the complexity of his work. There is a tendency to focus on the characteristics of his proposal for Paris in 1925 or on the ideas of CIAM's Athens Charter. However, such affirmations ignore the con...

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Main Authors: Juan-Andrés Rodríguez-Lora, Daniel Navas-Carrillo, María Teresa Pérez-Cano
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers of Architectural Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263521000388
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author Juan-Andrés Rodríguez-Lora
Daniel Navas-Carrillo
María Teresa Pérez-Cano
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description Le Corbusier's urbanism is routinely met with a backlash of criticism, which often overlooks the complexity of his work. There is a tendency to focus on the characteristics of his proposal for Paris in 1925 or on the ideas of CIAM's Athens Charter. However, such affirmations ignore the conceptual and qualitative evolution of his urban proposals. In this sense, the research hypothesis is that Corbusian urban models go beyond the Plan Voisin, diffused by urban planning theories as the unique paradigm of his urban ideas.Through analysis and characterisation of the inner-city urban plans of Le Corbusier, this report seeks to demonstrate the existence of other models and compares them to those often showcased in the partial examination of Le Corbusier's urbanism. The following parameters will be analysed: (1) population densities and areas for (2) buildings, (3) vehicles, and (4) pedestrians.The results of this research indicate the need to parameterise and analyse Le Corbusier's cities beyond a single case to demonstrate the diversity and evolution of his urbanistic work. This process seeks to dissipate the common view that falsely extrapolates ideas of his urban planning, largely that of his first proposal, for Paris.
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spelling doaj.art-13da77b0f0c7439aad57b4c1c4c34b3e2022-12-21T19:59:14ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Frontiers of Architectural Research2095-26352021-12-01104701714Le Corbusier's urbanism: An urban characterisation of his proposals for inner citiesJuan-Andrés Rodríguez-Lora0Daniel Navas-Carrillo1María Teresa Pérez-Cano2Corresponding author.; Heritage and Territorial Urban Development in Andalusia, School of Architecture, University of Seville, Seville, SpainHeritage and Territorial Urban Development in Andalusia, School of Architecture, University of Seville, Seville, SpainHeritage and Territorial Urban Development in Andalusia, School of Architecture, University of Seville, Seville, SpainLe Corbusier's urbanism is routinely met with a backlash of criticism, which often overlooks the complexity of his work. There is a tendency to focus on the characteristics of his proposal for Paris in 1925 or on the ideas of CIAM's Athens Charter. However, such affirmations ignore the conceptual and qualitative evolution of his urban proposals. In this sense, the research hypothesis is that Corbusian urban models go beyond the Plan Voisin, diffused by urban planning theories as the unique paradigm of his urban ideas.Through analysis and characterisation of the inner-city urban plans of Le Corbusier, this report seeks to demonstrate the existence of other models and compares them to those often showcased in the partial examination of Le Corbusier's urbanism. The following parameters will be analysed: (1) population densities and areas for (2) buildings, (3) vehicles, and (4) pedestrians.The results of this research indicate the need to parameterise and analyse Le Corbusier's cities beyond a single case to demonstrate the diversity and evolution of his urbanistic work. This process seeks to dissipate the common view that falsely extrapolates ideas of his urban planning, largely that of his first proposal, for Paris.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263521000388CitiesModern cityTwentieth centuryUrbanismPlan voisin
spellingShingle Juan-Andrés Rodríguez-Lora
Daniel Navas-Carrillo
María Teresa Pérez-Cano
Le Corbusier's urbanism: An urban characterisation of his proposals for inner cities
Frontiers of Architectural Research
Cities
Modern city
Twentieth century
Urbanism
Plan voisin
title Le Corbusier's urbanism: An urban characterisation of his proposals for inner cities
title_full Le Corbusier's urbanism: An urban characterisation of his proposals for inner cities
title_fullStr Le Corbusier's urbanism: An urban characterisation of his proposals for inner cities
title_full_unstemmed Le Corbusier's urbanism: An urban characterisation of his proposals for inner cities
title_short Le Corbusier's urbanism: An urban characterisation of his proposals for inner cities
title_sort le corbusier s urbanism an urban characterisation of his proposals for inner cities
topic Cities
Modern city
Twentieth century
Urbanism
Plan voisin
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263521000388
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