Le Corbusier and the daughter of light : color and architecture of the 1920s / by Gayla Jett Shannon.

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Shannon, Gayla Jett.

Title & Author:

Le Corbusier and the daughter of light : color and architecture of the 1920s / by Gayla Jett Shannon.

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Description:

viii, 218 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 22 cm

Notes:
Reproduction of thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Texas at Arlington, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216).
Also available online.

Summary:

Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier, developed a method of choosing color for architecture based upon his search for perceptual constants of human perception and generated through his subjective experience as a painter. His gamut of color was published in the form of wallpapers introduced as a consumer product in 1931 and expanded in 1959. This research explores the rationale behind his 1931 palette of colors and their harmonious relationships according to Munsell Color Notation within the architecture of two of his houses, Maison La Roche and Villa Savoye.

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Subject:

Le Corbusier, 1887-1965.
Villa La Roche (Paris, France)
Villa Savoye (Poissy, France)
Color in architecture.
Color in interior decoration.
Couleur en architecture.
Couleur en décoration intérieure.

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Theses.

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Location: Library main 284316
Call No.: BIB 223058
Status: Available

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