Urban Utopias Dream cities, inhabited cities: La Grande Motte, Brasilia, Chandigarh.
Somogy| N° d'inventaire | 19712 |
| Format | 25 x 28 |
| Détails | 250 p., color illustrations, paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Paris, 2015 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782757209479 |
Born from the Modern Movement, the cities of La Grande Motte (1974), Brasília (1960), and Chandigarh (1953) are each characterized by quite distinct architectures. These three works of contemporary heritage challenge us on the place of man in the city and the promise of a utopia. Light, dedicated spaces, freedom of movement allow for availability, to dream, to be inhabited. The interaction between Stéphane Herbert's photographs and Carole Lenfant's poetry invites us on an urban stroll punctuated by the play of shadows and the density of colors. Architectural harmony, temporality of bodies, the journey begins around the pyramids of Jean Balladur, passes by the domes of Oscar Niemeyer, then ends on the esplanade of Le Corbusier's Capitol. From the beaches of the Mediterranean to the new civilization that is Brazil, to immemorial India: an invitation to meditate on three nonconformist and dreamlike cities, three open and universal cities.
Born from the Modern Movement, the cities of La Grande Motte (1974), Brasília (1960), and Chandigarh (1953) are each characterized by quite distinct architectures. These three works of contemporary heritage challenge us on the place of man in the city and the promise of a utopia. Light, dedicated spaces, freedom of movement allow for availability, to dream, to be inhabited. The interaction between Stéphane Herbert's photographs and Carole Lenfant's poetry invites us on an urban stroll punctuated by the play of shadows and the density of colors. Architectural harmony, temporality of bodies, the journey begins around the pyramids of Jean Balladur, passes by the domes of Oscar Niemeyer, then ends on the esplanade of Le Corbusier's Capitol. From the beaches of the Mediterranean to the new civilization that is Brazil, to immemorial India: an invitation to meditate on three nonconformist and dreamlike cities, three open and universal cities.