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Looking for Le Corbusier is a 228-page hardback book containing sketches, detailed drawings, site notes and photographs made on my visits to all the Le Corbusier sites in France. This is something that started back in 1984 as an occasional holiday activity, and then later developed into a desire (obsession) to visit every site. It's a labour of love that has taken me 40 years!
Also included at the end of the book are notebook entries and sketches made at related buildings which are part of the Le-C story: the Abbaye du Thoronet, the Charterhouse of Ema near Florence, the replica of the Pavillon de l'Ésprit Nouveau at Bologna, the Van Nelle factory at Rotterdam, Eileen Gray's Villa E1027, Renzo Piano's controversial Monastière Sainte-Claire at Ronchamp, and finally a look at what remains at 35 rue de Sèvres.
I am grateful to the Fondation Le Corbusier for their help and advice on the authenticity of certain works, and for generously allowing the use of some historic photographs from their archive.
The publication date is set for the end of October (2025) in a limited, numbered, and signed edition of 250 copies. The book may be pre-ordered by going to the first item in the SHOP section of this site.
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Looking for Le Corbusier is a 228-page hardback book containing sketches, detailed drawings, site notes and photographs made on my visits to all the Le Corbusier sites in France. This is something that started back in 1984 as an occasional holiday activity, and then later developed into a desire (obsession) to visit every site. It's a labour of love that has taken me 40 years!
Also included at the end of the book are notebook entries and sketches made at related buildings which are part of the Le-C story: the Abbaye du Thoronet, the Charterhouse of Ema near Florence, the replica of the Pavillon de l'Ésprit Nouveau at Bologna, the Van Nelle factory at Rotterdam, Eileen Gray's Villa E1027, Renzo Piano's controversial Monastière Sainte-Claire at Ronchamp, and finally a look at what remains at 35 rue de Sèvres.
I am grateful to the Fondation Le Corbusier for their help and advice on the authenticity of certain works, and for generously allowing the use of some historic photographs from their archive.
The publication date is set for the end of October (2025) in a limited, numbered, and signed edition of 250 copies. The book may be pre-ordered by going to the first item in the SHOP section of this site.