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List of Figures :<br/>Unless stated otherwise all the buildings, drawings and paintings cited are by Le Corbusier and are in France. Dates shown are completion dates for built projects. --<br/>0.1 Expansion joint in parapet on the roof of the Unite Marseilles (1952) 2 --<br/>0.2 Le Corbusier by his bed in his apartment at 24 Rue Nungesset et Coli (1934) in front of a painting by Andre Bauchant 3 --<br/>0.3 Sliding door on the balcony of the hotel of the Unite, Marseilles (1952) 5 --<br/>0.4 Some of the many sketches of fixings for the Bat'a boutique (1935). FLC 17984 and 17953 6 --<br/>0.5 Le Corbusier on the site of the Unite Marseilles 7 --<br/>0.6 The team who built the Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955). Photo taken from Le Corbusier's book The Chapel at Ronchamp 8 --<br/>0.7 Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955) 9--<br/>0.8 Drawing of a stone taken from Le Corbusier's The Poem of the Right Angle (1955) 10--<br/>1.1 Maison Domino (1914) 22 --<br/>1.2 Structure of Pavillon Suisse (1933) 25 --<br/>1.3 Drawing of 'a primitive temple' from Towards a New Archi-tecture (1923), p. 67 26 --<br/>1.4 Pavillon des Temps Nouveau (1937) 27 --<br/>1.5 Philips Pavilion exterior. Brussels International Exhibition (1958) 27 --<br/>1.6 Proposition for Vitrines.parasor, 1956, FLC 17826 28 --<br/>1.7 Heidi VVeber Haus, Zurich (1968) 29 --<br/>1.8 Sign of the 24-hour day 29 --<br/>1.10 The ‘fundamental Roman form’ Drawing taken from The Radiant City (1935) 30 --<br/>11 Maisons Monol (1919) 30 --<br/>1.12 Petite Maison de Weekend showing gazebo (1935) 31 --<br/>1.13 Jaoul Maison B (1955) 32 --<br/>1.14 House from La cite permanente at La Sainte Baume (c. 1950) 33 --<br/>2.1 Cleaning instructions, hall floor Jaoul Maison B 40 --<br/>2.2 The 'skin' of Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955) 43 --<br/>2.3 Abstraction Ozon (1946). Plan of Ronchamp 43 --<br/>2.4 'Icone (1955) 44 --<br/>2.5 Altar rail at Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955), FLC 07236 46 --<br/>2.6 Sketches drawn for the balconies of the Unite at Meaux 46 --<br/>2.7 Handle of main door of Cultural Centre, Firminy-Vert (1965) 47 --<br/>2.8 Sketch of door handle for Bat'a (1935), FLC 17899 48 --<br/>2.9 Maison Jaoul B (1955), box in entrance 49 --<br/>2.10 Folding window of top storey apartment, Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) 50 --<br/>2.11 The linear timber handles at the Maison du Bresil (1957). Taureau II (1953) 51 --<br/>2.12 Handle of aerateur, Heidi Weber Haus, Zurich (1968) 52 --<br/>2.13 Detail of dining room window shutter, Maison Jaoul B (1955) 52 --<br/>2.14 Wooden latch of aerateur in cell, La Tourette (1959) 53 --<br/>2.15 Details of exterior Maison Jaoul B (1955) and of La Tourette (1953-59) 53 --<br/>2.16 Interior of the east side of Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955), showing east door at the zenith of the roof 54 --<br/>2.17 Handle of east door. Working drawing 55 --<br/>2.18 Handle of east door from exterior 56 --<br/>2.19 Enamel door, Heidi Weber Haus, Zurich (1968) 57 --<br/>2.20 Drawing of handle for ceremonial door of Mill Owners' Association Building, Ahmedabad (1954) 58 --<br/>2.21 Furniture, Charlotte Perriand and Le Corbusier (1928) 60 --<br/>2.22 Solarium of de Bestegui apartment (1930) 61 --<br/>2.23 Floor beneath seating in Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955) 62 --<br/>2.24 Floor of Church. La Tourette (1959) 63 --<br/>3.1 Section across Le Corbusier's scheme for the Basilica at La Sainte Baume (c. 1948) 75 --<br/>3.2 Sliding wooden window, Villa Savoye (1930) 77 --<br/>3.3 Brise soleil, Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) 79 --<br/>3.4 Cell, La Tourette (1959) 81 --<br/>3.5 Brise soleil, Carpenter Centre, Boston, USA (1963) 82 --<br/>3.6 Ondulatoire, La Tourette (1959) 82 --<br/>3.7 Aerateur, La Tourette (1959), FLC 1011 84 --<br/>3.8 De Bestegui apartment, roof garden. Photo from Oeuvre Complete 85 --<br/>3.9 'Mitraillette' rooflights over the sacristy La Tourette (1959) 86 --<br/>3.10 Interior of pink/red tower over chapel at Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955) 87 --<br/>3.11 Rooflights over the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament, La Tourette (1959) 88 --<br/>3.12 Interior of Villa Church (1929) 89 --<br/>3.13 Floor of Church at La Tourette (1959) 90 --<br/>3.14 Lighting drawing for Pavillon des Temps Nouveau (1937), FLC 31185 91 --<br/>3.15 Lights in hall at base of pilotis, Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) 92 --<br/>3.16 Photo of model of Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) from Le Corbusier, Special Edition, L'Homme et L'Architecture, 12-13 (1947), p. 5 93 --<br/>3.17 Lamps, Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952), FLC 29271 93 --<br/>3.18 Lamps in the Cabanon (1950) 94 --<br/>3.19 Ramp through gallery of Villa La Roche (1925) 95 --<br/>3.20 Dining table, penthouse, 24 Rue Nungesser et Coli (1934) 96 -- <br/>4.1 Window of solarium Villa Savoye (1930) 102 --<br/>4.2 Window of Le Corbusier's desk at the Cabanon (1950) 103 --<br/>4.3 Le Corbusier's desk in penthouse, 24 Rue Nungesser et Coli (1934) 104 --<br/>4.4 Shutters in Maison Jaoul B (1955) 105 --<br/>4.5 Concrete bead at ankle height on roof of Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) 106 --<br/>4.6 Stairwell Villa Savoye (1930). Photo from Le Corbusier's Oeuvre Complete 107 --<br/>4.7 Shelf library, Villa La Roche (1925) 108 --<br/>4.8 'Apartment for a young man' at the Brussels Exposition (1935) 109 --<br/>4.9 Unite apartment slotting into its frame 110 --<br/>4.10 Embedded casier in side of brise soleil, as used today. Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) 111 --<br/>4.11 Sketch of brise soleil, Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952), showing inverted pyramids set into side wall, FLC 27213 112 --<br/>4.12 'Le Modulor', Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952), FLC 21044 113 --<br/>4.13 'Le Modulor' at ground level, Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) 114 --<br/>4.14 Casier in Pavillon d'Esprit Nouveau (1925) 114 --<br/>4.15 Niche over fireplace penthouse, 24 Rue Nungessesr et Coli (1934). Photo from Le Corbusier's Oeuvre Complete 115 --<br/>4.16 'The audacity of square mouldings' from Towards a New Architecture 116 --<br/>4.17 Chamfered windows south wall of Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955) 117 --<br/>4.18 Chamfered windows of Pilgrims' house, Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955) 118 --<br/>4.19 Le Corbusier, Femme a la fenetre de Georges, 1943 119 --<br/>4.20 Open air gathering of pilgrims at Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955). Photo from Le Corbusier's Oeuvre Complete 120 --<br/>4.21 Section through niche Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955) indicating extent of shadow over figure of Virgin 121 --<br/>4.22 Exterior of Villa Schwob (1917) Charles Edouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier) 122 --<br/>5.1 Entrance, Cite de Refuge (1933) 128 --<br/>5.2 Section A5, The Poem of the Right Angle (1955) 130 --<br/>5.3 'La main ouverte'. Section F3, The Poem of the Right Angle (1955) 131 --<br/>5.4 Door between hall and living room, penthouse, 24 Rue Nungesser et Coli (1934) 133 --<br/>5.5 Handles of the timber pivoting doors at the Heidi Weber Haus, Zurich (1968) 133 --<br/>5.6 Cupboard door handles, studio of penthouse, 24 Rue Nungesser et Coli (1934) 133 --<br/>5.7 Door from Cabanon into next door cafe, L'Etoile de Mer owned by the Rebutato family who were good friends of Le Corbusier (1950) 133 --<br/>5.8 Door onto the roof of the Heidi Weber Haus, Zurich (1968) 134 -- <br/>5.9 Door into lift lobby of Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) 135 --<br/>5.10 Drawing of door into life lobby of Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) 136 --<br/>5.11 Detail of door into lift lobby of Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952). Photo author 137 --<br/>5.12 Bridged entrance to Mill Owners' Association Building, Ahmedabad (1954) 137 --<br/>5.13 Door, Maison La Roche( 1925) 138 --<br/>5.14 Piero della Francesca, Flagellation (1455-60) 139 --<br/>5.15 Door into Church, La Tourette (1959) 140 --<br/>5.16 Door into Church at La Tourette (1959) 140 --<br/>5.17 Handle of door into Church, La Tourette (1959) 141 ---<br/>5.18 View from bedroom side of door between bedroom and dining space, penthouse, 24 Rue Nungesser et Coli (1934) 142 --<br/>5.19 Drawing of door between bedroom and dining space. penthouse, 24 Rue Nungesser et Coli (1934) 143 --<br/>5.20 Detail of frame of door between hall and living room penthouse, 24 Rue Nungesser et Coli (1934) 143 --<br/>5.21 Sketch showing one of the ways Le Corbusier thought of making a transition space between the bedroom (lower right-hand side) and the dining space penthouse, 24 Rue Nungesser et Coli (1934), FLC 15653 144 --<br/>5.22 Door between the main hall and theatre of the Maison du Bresil (1957) 145 --<br/>5.23 Door between the main hall and theatre of the Maison du Bresil (1957) 146 -- <br/>5.24 Ceremonial door at Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955). Photo author 146 --<br/>5.25 Drawing from Le Corbusier, Section A5, Milieu, The Poem of the Right Angle (1955) 147 --<br/>5.26 Working drawing of ceremonial door at Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955), FLC 07230 and photo of door open 147 --<br/>5.27 Front door of Cabanon (1950) 148 --<br/>5.28 Stair, penthouse 24 Nungesser et Coli. Stair Maison des Jeunes, Firminy. Fire stair Unite, Marseilles 150 --<br/>5.29 Le Corbusier, Nature morte geometrique et racine (1930) 151 --<br/>5.30 Exterior stair of Ozenfant Studio (1924), FLC 07823 151 --<br/>5.31 An example of a cantilevered staircases - the Heidi Weber Haus (1968) 152 --<br/>5.32 Stair up to pulpit, Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955) 153 --<br/>5.33 Drawing of stair up to pulpit, Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955) 154 --<br/>5.34 Stair up lift shaft on roof of Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) 154 --<br/>5.35 Stair up lift shaft on roof of Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) 155 --<br/>5.36 Bridge over to entrance of La Tourette (1959) 156 --<br/>5.37 Bridge into Pilgrims house at Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955) 157 --<br/>5.38 Drawing of stair Jaoul Maison B (1955) 158 --<br/>5.39 Stair within apartment Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) 159 --<br/>5.40 Stair from hall of Jaoul Maison B (1955) 159 --<br/>5.41 Stair Jaoul Maison B (1955) 160 --<br/>5.42 Rear terrace. Villa Stein de Monzie, Garches (1928). Photo from Le Corbusier's Oeuvre Complete 160 --<br/>5.43 Ramp. Carpenter Centre, Boston, (1963) 161 --<br/>5.44 Ground floor stair. Pavillon Suisse (1933) 162 --<br/>5.45 Ramp in nursery school, Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) 163 --<br/>5.46 Iconostasis, The Poem of the Right Angle (1955) 164 --<br/>6.1 Le Corbusier's sketch of the altar at Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955)171 -<br/>6.2 Table in roof garden of Villa Savoye (1930) 172 -- <br/>6.3 Photomural in Pavillon Suisse (1933). Photo from Le Corbusier's Oeuvre complete 173 --<br/>6.4 Original photomural Pavillon Suisse (1933) 174 --<br/>6.5 Mural in Pavillon Suisse (1933), FLC 15653 174 --<br/>6.6 Hatch from dining space to kitchen, Maison Jaoul B (1955) 176 --<br/>6.7 Fireplace seen from dining space, Maison Jaoul B (1955) 176 --<br/>6.8 Drawing for fireplaces in Villa Savoye (1930), FLC 19454 177 --<br/>6.9 Sketches for fireplace Villa aux Mathes (1935), FLC 8399 177 --<br/>6.10 Fireplace, Petite Maison de Weekend (1935) 178 --<br/>6.11 Chimney, Maison Jaoul B (1955) 178 --<br/>6.12 Fireplace, de Bestegui apartment (1930). Photo from Le Corbusier's Oeuvre Complete 179 --<br/>6.13 Perspective of Fire, La Sainte Baume, FLC 17730 180 --<br/>6.14 Exterior altar at Ronchamp from Le Corbusier's Le Livre de Ronchamp 180 --<br/>6.15 Gargoyle detail, La Tourette (1959) 181 --<br/>6.16 Gargoyles La Tourette (1959) 182 --<br/>6.17 Drawing of gargoyle, Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955), FLC 7201 182 --<br/>6.18 Gargoyle, west facade of Notre-Dame du Haut, Ronchamp (1955) 183 --<br/>6.19 Detail of gutter, St Pierre, Firminy Vert (started 1960, completed 2006) 184 --<br/>6.20 St-Pierre, Firminy Vert (construction started 1960, completed 2006) 184 -- <br/>6.21 Entrance to director's apartment at the Maison du Bresil (1957) 185 --<br/>6.22 Sink at entrance to Villa Savoye. Photo from Le Corbusier's Oeuvre Complete 186 --<br/>6.23 Weewee and Co. from Le Corbusier's The Nursery Schools 187 --<br/>6.24 Paddling pool on roof of Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) 189 --<br/>6.25 'Se Laver', FLC 27064 189 --<br/>6.26 Sink in Le Corbusier's bedroom penthouse, 24 Rue Nungesser et Coli (1934) 190 --<br/>6.27 Shower pod, penthouse, 24 Rue Nungesser et Coli (1934) 191 --<br/>6.28 Sketch of shower unit for Ceramic Pozzi 191 --<br/>6.29 Kitchen, Villa Sayoye (1930) from Le Complete Corbusier's Oeuvre Complete 192 --<br/>7.1 Lobby, Maison du Bresil. Photo from Oeuvre Complete 196 --<br/>7.2 Red cloud, lobby, Maison du Bresil (1957) 196 --<br/>7.3 Lobby, Maison du Bresil (1957) 197 --<br/>7.4 Le Corbusier's scheme for a stand at the Ideal Home Exhibition in London (1938-39) 198 --<br/>7.5 Sketch of the Palais du Ministere de l'Education Nationale (1936) 200 --<br/>7.6 Minister Capanema's office. Sketch of the Palais du Ministere de 'Education Nationale (1936) 201 --<br/>7.7 Artificial mountains on roof of Unite, Marseilles Michelet (1952) 201 --<br/>7.8 Framing of a view. Series of sketches from Le Corbusier, Oeuvre Complete, Volume 4 202 --<br/>7.9 Le Corbusier, Deux bouteilles (1926) 204 --<br/>7.10 Plan of Lobby Maison du Bresil (1957) 205 --<br/>7.11 Cover of Le Corbusier's Precisions, based on his journey round South America 207 --<br/>7.12 White leather banquettes. Maison du Bresil (1957) 207 -- <br/>7.13 Detail, Section A1, The Poem of the Right Angle (1955) 208 --<br/>7.14 les lies sont des corps de femmes', FLC 4231 (1945) 208 --<br/>7.15 Banquette Pavillon Suisse (1957-59) 209 --<br/>7.16 Pigeonhole block, Maison du Bresil (1957) 210 --<br/>7.17 Detail, pigeonhole block Maison du Bresil 211 --<br/> |