Étiquette : unité d’habitation
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Une unité de mesure de la laideur urbaine: le corbusier.
Ça fait quelques jours que je discute de la laideur urbaine. L’occasion vient d’une longue discussion (une partie de la discussion est par là) concernant les Vergers à Meyrin, un quartier qui sur papier était promis à un radieux avenir, mais que dans la pratique s’est révélé assez banal et très gris. Afin de chiffrer…
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The rise and fall of the « Unité d’Habitation » – 7/7
50 years after the first Unité, this model seems already belonging to the past. The strong separation between the building and its surroundings, the sensation of living in an all-artificial environment, and an almost complete identification of the Unité d’Habitation with social housing have made this model quite undesirable. The destiny of the millions of…
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The rise and fall of the « Unité d’Habitation » – 6/7
Promoted as a standard, easy-to-build product, The Unité d’Habitation concept spread all over the world after WWII. The first 5 units (Marseille, Firminy, Rezé, Briey and Berlin) built by Le Corbusier himself became the standard for almost all public housing project between 1950 and 1990. The more the model was spread along the world, the…
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The rise and fall of the « Unité d’Habitation » – 5/7
Promoted as a standard, easy-to-build product, The Unité d’Habitation concept spread all over the world after WWII. The first 5 units (Marseille, Firminy, Rezé, Briey and Berlin) built by Le Corbusier himself became the standard for almost all public housing project between 1950 and 1990. The more the model was spread along the world, the…
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The rise and fall of the « Unité d’Habitation » – 4/7
Promoted as a standard, easy-to-build product, The Unité d’Habitation concept spread all over the world after WWII. The first 5 units (Marseille, Firminy, Rezé, Briey and Berlin) built by Le Corbusier himself became the standard for almost all public housing project between 1950 and 1990. Rome, Corviale, 1972-1982 (image: flickr). Strict translation of the Unité…
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The rise and fall of the « Unité d’Habitation » – 3/7
In the beginning of the XX century, steamships were crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Each one of them could carry 2000 passengers for a 15-days trip between Europe and America, and in these days it became for them a sort of new house. The image of all these people living, loving, fighting, making business, all in…
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The rise and fall of the « Unité d’Habitation » – 2/7
In the beginning of the XX century, steamships were crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Each one of them could carry 2000 passengers for a 15-days trip between Europe and America, and in these days it became for them a sort of new house. The image of all these people living, loving, fighting, making business, all in…
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The rise and fall of the « Unité d’Habitation » – 1/7
SS Empress of britain, pre-1924 (image: wikimedia commons). In the beginning of the XX century, steamships were crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Each one of them could carry 2000 passengers for a 15-days trip between Europe and America, and in these days it became for them a second home. MS Kungsholm, entrance to 1st class room,…
La Ville Nouvelle, Atelier d'Architectes 