Le Corbusier - English Edition: Voyage D'orient Carnets

Le Corbusier, the brilliant architect of the twentieth century, always carried a sketchbook, a kind of diary in which, observing the 'grand tour' tradition and the 'fads' of famous nineteenth-century travelers, he amassed observations, calculations, and drawings of works and designs, carefully jotting down his meetings, experiences, and reflections. The notebooks forming t

Le Corbusier, the brilliant architect of the twentieth century, always carried a sketchbook, a kind of diary in which, observing the 'grand tour' tradition and the 'fads' of famous nineteenth-century travelers, he amassed observations, calculations, and drawings of works and designs, carefully jotting down his meetings, experiences, and reflections. The notebooks forming the Voyages d'Orient, published in partnership with the Fondation Le Corbusier, were rediscovered in 1994. They follow the 1911 travels to the Balkans, Istanbul, Prague, Bucharest, Greece, Italy, Brindisi, Naples, and Rome, until they mysteriously break off in Florence. The edition features a detailed transcription of the master's autograph texts along with introductory notes by Gresleri.