The journey and the architect
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https://doi.org/10.5821/palimpsesto.10.3656Keywords:
Le Corbusier, Ineffable space, MemoryAbstract
Throughout history, architectural education has been accompaniedby the journey. The “grand tour” served initially to completethe knowledge of history and composition, but at thesame time constituted a source of experiences that will accompanythe architect throughout his life and work. The veryact of traveling involves a relocation, a tabula rasa on whichthe senses are awakened and intensified, making the subjecta sensitive resonance box that allows a deep assimilation ofthe perceived experiences that feeds his imaginary. Perception,memory and imagination are inextricably linked. Sincethe architect has an innate ability to remember and imaginespaces, the journey is a source of experiences and emotionsthat shape memory.
Le Corbusier’s work is marked by his travels. One can definehis architecture, painting and sculpture through his visits to Algiers,Rio de Janeiro, New York, India and Italy. But if there isone that best synthesizes all of them maybe that’s the Voyageà Orient in 1911, and primarily the visit to the Acropolis ofAthens. Le Corbusier defined the Parthenon as a machine tomove and served, years later, to define the concept of “ineffablespace”, top of the plastic emotion.
The article attempts to show how the architecture of Le Corbusierwas affected by the visit to the Parthenon, analyzing hisexperience and the evolution of the memory of it throughouthis life.
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