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The City of Tomorrow and Its Planning

This book delves into the principles and practices of urban planning, focusing on the design and development of cities with an emphasis on sustainability, functionality, and livability. more

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Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier, born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, was one of the most important architects of the 20th century. His design philosophy had a profound impact on modern architecture, particularly known for his minimalist, functionalist, and modular designs. Le Corbusier's architectural works and theoretical writings, such as 'Towards a New Architecture', have had a significant influence on architects to this day. more

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“Architecture is the masterly, correct and magnificent play of masses brought together in light. Our eyes are made to see forms in light; light and shade reveal these forms; cubes, cones, spheres, cylinders or pyramids are the great primary forms which light reveals to advantage; the image of these is distinct and tangible within us without ambiguity. It is for this reason that these are beautiful forms, the most beautiful forms. Everybody is agreed to that, the child, the savage and the metaphysician.”