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2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Return to Vitruvius'Principle in Le Corbusier's Architectural Theory

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15560557
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Architectural history/design
Research InstitutionUniversity of Fukui

Principal Investigator

SHIRAI Hidekazu  University of Fukui, Faculty of Engineering, Professor (40206272)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MURATA Kazuya  Ishikawa National College of Technology, 建築学科, Associate Professor (90360859)
Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2005
KeywordsLe Corbusier / Vitruvius / Parthenon / The Acropolis / Ruin / Volume / Regulating Line / Composition
Research Abstract

Results as follows:
(1) Le Corbusier and Parthenon ------Beyond Vitruvius
Introduction : Vitruvius and Le Corbusier
1. Parthenon in Journey to the East
2. Parthenon in Towards a New Architecture
3. E. Renan, the Acropolis, and the Rebel of Architecture
4. Discourses on Ruin
Conclusion : Towards an Aesthetics of Ruin
(2) Study on the Composition of the Sensuous and Rational Perceptions in Towards a New Architecture-Return to the Classical Principle of Architecture, based on the Modern Perception of the World in Le Corbusier
This study deals with three Appeals and the Regulating Line from Le Corbusier's Towards a New Architecture. Le Corbusier's first architectural theory was detailedly examined, on the basis of the modern perception for the world. And, it is proved to be the return to the classical constructive principle.

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Published: 2011-06-18  

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