Le Corbusier can be thought of as an architect intent on display. An avid collector, his buildings include exhibition pavilions and museums, and his houses can be seen as miniature art galleries. Buildings such as the Maison La Roche, Beistegui Apartment, Paris and the Philips Pavilion, Brussels, challenged accepted models.

Many of the ideas behind these can be better understood by a study of the Mundaneum – the unexecuted project for a Museum of World Cultures in Geneva. The Mundaneum (1930) offers a fascinating insight into Le Corbusier’s creative genius, one that would redefine the way architects viewed form and function.

Why Workshop?  

As well as finding out about one of Le Corbusier’s most significant but little understood projects, partly sourced in the exotica of Aztec and Mayan temples, this workshop will also consider:

• classification systems/organisation
• history of museum theory and display
• architectural concepts and modes
• architecture as language
• internationalism between the wars.

Next Steps

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