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In cooperation with the Fondation Le Corbusier and the Franco-Japanese publishing house Codex Images International – Birkhäuser is marketing the plans of Le Corbusier documented on a series of DVDs.

Le Corbusier left a legacy of 35.000 plans, sketches and studies for more than 300 projects which are archived by the Fondation Le Corbusier in Paris. Codex Images International undertook the digitalising of the foundation’s entire corpus of documents in a three year process.
The first part, with Le Corbusier’s works from the period 1905 -1930, is now available, on the fortieth anniversary of his passing away in 1965.

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All the buildings Le Corbusier planned are illustrated and supplemented with comments by leading international experts. The realised projects are richly illustrated with accompanying photographs.

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The Banque Immobilliere de Paris began in the spring of 1922 to lay out roads and plots of houses in the Paris suburb of Auteuil.
Corbusier proposed to exploit the centre of the block to be made accessible along a private road.

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Parcel Plan for the block with dimensions and legend.

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Plans and Sections of Jeannette - Raaf House

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End house for Sigismond Marcel.

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Le Corbusier introduced his “Villa La Rocca” in the Oeuvre Complete as the origin of the promenade architecturale and as the first mature expression of his architectural language.
The astonishing sequence of spaces in this house for an art collector, contrasts with the tightly packed domestic interior for his brother Albert Jeanneret and family.

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The digital archiving of the plans in colour makes the DVD set an invaluable tool for the research and understanding of the great architect’s extensive works. It safeguards the valuable legacy of Le Corbusier and makes it accessible to a worldwide audience. The illustrations of the plans and sketches captivate with their high technical quality and are entirely printable.
Each DVD is accompanied by a brochure in English/French/Japanese.

Publication Schedule:
1. Slipcase: 1905-1930: 4 DVDs, available
2. Slipcase: 1930-1945: 5 DVDs, available October 2005
3. Slipcase: 1945-1952: 4 DVDs, available March 2006
4. Slipcase: 1953-1964: 4 DVDs, available December 2006

Total of approximately 300 projects with 170 commentaries by renowned specialists (authors of the first slipcase: Eric Basset, Tim Benton, Patrick Burniat, Giuliano Gresleri, Hernan Marchant Montenegro, Josep Quetglas, Arthur Rüegg, Stanislaus von Moos, Ivan Zaknic).

Le Corbusier - The Graphic Work
Le Corbusier - Das grafische Werk
Editor: Heidi Weber
Publisher: Birkhäuser

Le Corbusier: The Graphic Work, presenting lithographs, etchings and engravings from his later years, received the prestigious CICA (Comité International des Critiques d'Architecture) Book Award, announced at the UIA XXII World Congress of Architecture in Istanbul on the 5th of July 2005.
The Edition Heidi Weber consisting of several monographs, edited by the Zurich art collector, interior designer and Le Corbusier gallerist, was praised by the jury as a beautifully produced book which keeps alive Le Corbusier's extensive artistic oeuvre.

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