Skip to content

Pages tagged as Le Corbusier

Syndicate content Feed of latest pages tagged: Le Corbusier

Bringing it all back home: What does sociology tell us about our homes?Creative Commons Image Futureatlas under CC-BY licence

By David Sutton (The Open University)

21 March 2012

David Sutton explains why, for many sociologists, there is simply no place like home.  Read more : Bringing it all back home: What does sociology tell us about our homes?

5
You haven't rated. Average rating 5 out of 5, based on 3 ratings
3 votes   0 comments

The modernist movement: The bubble bursts (1961 - 1979)Creative Commons Image Potatojunkie under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By The From Here To Modernity team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

The taste and mood of the nation changed as people started to feel swamped by the modernist design.  Read more : The modernist movement: The bubble bursts (1961 - 1979)

4.5
You haven't rated. Average rating 4.5 out of 5, based on 2 ratings
2 votes   0 comments

The Modernist Movement: Doubts (1953 - 1961)Production team - from interactive

By The From Here To Modernity team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

As Modernism got into a post-war stride, the first doubts started to gather.  Read more : The Modernist Movement: Doubts (1953 - 1961)

2
You haven't rated. Average rating 2 out of 5, based on 1 rating
1 vote   0 comments

Roehampton, Alton East & Alton West EstatesCreative Commons Image pixelhut under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

Brightly coloured doors and windows irked the purists of the London County Council.  Read more : Roehampton, Alton East & Alton West Estates

5
You haven't rated. Average rating 5 out of 5, based on 2 ratings
2 votes   0 comments

Peter and Alison SmithsonCopyright

By The From Here To Modernity team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

A shining reputation had to swim against a turning tide of taste.  Read more : Peter and Alison Smithson

4.5
You haven't rated. Average rating 4.5 out of 5, based on 2 ratings
2 votes   0 comments

Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)Creative Commons Image Paolo Rosa under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Dominic Gallagher (Guest), Professor Kenneth Frampton (Guest), Kirsty Wark (Guest)

26 November 2001

What inspired and kick-started the Modern Movement in architecture?  Read more : Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)

4.166665
You haven't rated. Average rating 4.2 out of 5, based on 6 ratings
6 votes   0 comments

The Modernist Movement: Arrival (1928 - 1939)Creative Commons Image tpholland under CC-BY licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

During the 1930s, modernism moved from being a middle-class dream to a direct influence on working people's lives.  Read more : The Modernist Movement: Arrival (1928 - 1939)

4.333335
You haven't rated. Average rating 4.3 out of 5, based on 3 ratings
3 votes   0 comments

BrutalismCreative Commons Image Ben.Harper under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

A brief history of Brutalism in modern architecture  Read more : Brutalism

5
You haven't rated. Average rating 5 out of 5, based on 3 ratings
3 votes   2 comments

Le CorbusierUsed with permission

By Dominic Gallagher (Guest)

26 November 2001

The man who believed that a house was a machine for living in - and set about making that work.  Read more : Le Corbusier

3.68421
You haven't rated. Average rating 3.7 out of 5, based on 19 ratings
19 votes   0 comments

Modernism: The Revival (1993 - present)Creative Commons Image Beatnic under CC-BY-NC licence

By The From Here To Modernity team (The Open University)

26 November 2001

The mid 1990s saw Modernism reinvented and embraced once again.  Read more : Modernism: The Revival (1993 - present)

5
You haven't rated. Average rating 5 out of 5, based on 1 rating
1 vote   0 comments

About OpenLearn

Hide

Explore

Try

Study

OU Courses

Open University

OpenLearn Now

Hide
The truth behind the torch Copyrighted Image London 2012

As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

Once upon a wine
OU on TV and radio this week

Tag Clouds

Hide

Site Cloud

My Cloud

Discover the latest about your passions - Sign In or Register and start a personal tag cloud.

What are Tag Clouds?
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/sites/all/themes/ole/flash/tagcloud.swf

Creative Commons License Except for third party materials and otherwise stated, content on this site is made available
under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence

/openlearn/sites/all/themes/ole/