Architecture in Translation: Le Corbusier’s influence in Australia

• Antony Moulis ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Queensland

     University of Queensland

     Australia

     
• Localización: Le Corbusier: 50 años después / Jorge Torres Cueco (aut.), 2016, ISBN 978-84-9048-373-2, págs. 1544-1552
• Idioma: español
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  • While there is an abundance of commentary and criticism on Le Corbusier’s effect upon architecture and planningglobally – in Europe, Northern Africa, the Americas and the Indian sub-continent – there is very little dealing with othercontexts such as Australia. The paper will offer a first appraisal of Le Corbusier’s relationship with Australia, providingexample of the significant international reach of his ideas to places he was never to set foot. It draws attention to LeCorbusier's contacts with architects who practiced in Australia and little known instances of his connections - his drawing ofthe City of Adelaide plan (1950) and his commission for art at Jorn Utzon's Sydney Opera House (1958). The paper alsoconsiders the ways that Le Corbusier’s work underwent translation into Australian architecture and urbanism in the mid tolate 20th century through the influence his work exerted on others, identifying further possibilities for research on the topic.