This paper is an investigation of Le Corbusier's Le Poeme De L'Angle Droit (The Poem to the Right Angle). The validity of this work as it applies to architecture, is that through the creation of a mythical order which was grounded in Le Corbusier's perceptions of the modern condition, an understanding of mans' place in the modern world may be found. Through this making of order, Le Corbusier was able to create a geometric 'language' in both the physical and meta-physical sense, i.e. the making of form was based on his 'found' measure of the world. This language of a present day order was developed in his writing and painting and, ultimately, provided the fundamental principles for the creation his work built.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.22390 |
| Date | January 1990 |
| Creators | Splawn, James M. (James Michael) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Architecture (School of Architecture.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001072920, proquestno: MM63627, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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