Le Corbusier. Choix de lettres

Le Corbusier became famous throughout the world for his unique contribution to 20th century architecture and his buildings and projects are internationally acclaimed and widely documented. Now the time has come to discover the man behind the architecture. Jean Jenger has selected 300 of the most attractive and interesting letters from over 5000 of Le Corbusier’s correspondence documents, many of them previously unpublished. For the first time a quite different yet authentic image of the Swiss-French architect emerges: behind the shy and brusque manner, a sensitive, even gentle, person is to be found. Full of surprises, this volume does not only reveal the private side to public figures but is also a reflection of a whole era.