Ornament Is Crime is a celebration and a thought-provoking reappraisal of modernist architecture.
The book proposes that modernism need no longer be confined by traditional definitions, and can be seen in both the iconic works of the modernist canon by Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and Walter Gropius, as well as in the work of some of the best contemporary architects of the twenty-first century.
This book is a visual manifesto and a celebration of the most important architectural movement in modern history.
Review
"Ornament is Crime journeys between the decades to liberate Modernism from its traditional definitions and proposes its continuing presence in the in the work of 21st century architects... [With] elegant spreads and striking examples... An intriguing manifesto... The use of quotes from cultural figures as diverse as Leonard Cohen and Kazimir Malevich here reframes Modernism as a timeless dialogue."—Aesthetica
"A gorgeous collection of black-and-white photographs of homes by modern masters and contemporary architects."—Curbed
"Beautifully illustrated throughout, this thought-provoking compendium invites you to discover modernism's journey from the 1920s to the present day... Inspiring... Ornament is Crime is also interspersed with classic song lyrics, literary excerpts and insightful quotes [...] adding depth and context to the featured images."—CreativeBoom.com
Ornament is Crime: Modernist Architecture
Product details
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Phaidon Press (June 19, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0714874167
ISBN-13: 978-0714874166
Product Dimensions: 10 x 1 x 11.5 inches
(1887-1965) was the most significant architect of the twentieth century. Every architecture student examines the Swiss master's work. Yet, all too frequently, they rely on reproductions of faded drawings of uneven size and quality. Le Corbusier Redrawn presents the only collection of consistently rendered original drawings (at 1:200 scale) of all twenty-six of Le Corbusier's residential works. Using the original drawings from the Le Corbusier Foundation's digital archives, architect Steven Park has beautifully redrawn 130 perspectival sections, as well as plans, sections, and elevations of exterior forms and interior spaces. 
(1929–1931) that most succinctly summed up his five points of architecture that he had elucidated in the journal 
and his book 
, which he had been developing throughout the 1920s. First, Le Corbusier lifted the bulk of the structure off the ground, supporting it by pilotis – reinforced concrete stilts. 
