Architectural Wit: Le Corbusier and the Use of Visual Analogy and Metaphor

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Bruce Abbey

Document Type

Article

Date

Fall 2010

Keywords

Le Corbusier, Visual Analogy, Metaphor, modern, machine age civilization, contemporary construction, biological analogy, darwinism, architectural precedent, travel sketches, painting

Disciplines

Architectural History and Criticism | Architecture

Description/Abstract

"The ability to see the world of ideas in visual terms and as a method equivalent to literary poetics distinguishes the work of Le Corbusier from other architects of his generation." A detailed description of his use of visual metaphor and analogy has been difficult to find in the critical literature. This article explains Le Corbusier's use of visual analogy and metaphor.

Additional Information

This is an unpublished article written in 2010.

Recommended Citation

Abbey, Bruce, "Architectural Wit: Le Corbusier and the Use of Visual Analogy and Metaphor" (2010). School of Architecture - All Scholarship. 176.
https://surface.syr.edu/arc/176

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