Le Corbusier : Complete Works (Oeuvre Complete) in Eight Volumes

by Willy Boesiger (editor), Oscar Stonorov (Editor), Max Bill (Editor)

Published between 1929 and 1970, the eight volumes of this exceptional edition show the wide range of Le Corbusier's work. They comprehensively document the work of the most influential architect of the 20th century. Created in direct collaboration with Le Corbusier over more than 40 years, this Complete Works in 8 Volumes is a unique and exhaustive inventory of his buildings, projects, sketchbooks, manifestos, drawings, and texts that have had a lasting impact on the world of architecture.

Genres: Architecture

1708 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1990

Reviews

[Sonntag · Rating 1 out of 5]

It really feels like 1970s publication...(in a bad way)-

Really? After 80+ years and yet no body tried to come up with an edition with better photographs, drawing reproductions, and color? Corbu does design in color, and most of his paintings are also in color. I bet Birkhäuser still using the plates date prior to 1970s to cut cost.
It's like paying Dom Perignon price for Coors. The cheapest vendor one can find sells close to $600, average $75 per 200 page volume, more than a full color El Croquis. Paying such an expensive price for black and white carbon-copy alike prints just doesn't make any sense. I'm totally uninspired by publisher's laziness and greed, and 8 Xerox-copy volumes definitely do not represent Cobu's genius and his spirit of embracing the technology, time, and social-economics.
I urge all design professionals to think twice before spending your hard earn money into these junk.



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[Rakesh Shawon · Rating 1 out of 5]

Awesome