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| Define Le Corbusier's idea of "a redent" |
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| Long, set-back apartment blocks |
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| Le Corbusier's utopian city plan developed in the 1930's was named |
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| New research indicates that WWII had two influences on the subsequent designs of Le Corbusier |
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a. softer curvilinear shapes
b. use of raw concrete |
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| List two design ideas incorporated in Ville Radieuse that were a direct response to the new battle techniques used in WWI |
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a. airplanes land in the middle
b. high towers can shoot planes |
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| balcony/sun baffle wall, it was a response to the southern sun |
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| A relatively new interpretation of Le Corbusier's use of concrete following WWII states that he was influenced by |
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| the seemingly inevitable atomic war |
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| Where did Le Corbusier get the idea for linear housing and cities |
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| Where did the term Brutalism initially come from |
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| Le Corbusier's use of exposed concrete in Unite d' Habitation |
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| The proportioning system developed and used by Le Corbusier was known as |
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| The French term for the type of concrete construction used by Le Corbusier in his later projects is |
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