Towards an Architecture

I’ve been really into architecture lately, doing a lot of reading related to the art of architecture. 

For the most part, we associate architect Le Corbusier with his modernist home, the Villa Savoye.  However, he is also the author of the seminal book, Towards an Architecture (Vers une Architecture in French), detailing his belief in modern architecture and the direction that modern architecture should follow.  Because of the 20^th century’s association with the machine age, Le Corbusier believed that architecture should also be a product of mechanical reproduction, thus rejecting historical references and traditional materials.  A memorable quote from the book: “a house is a machine for living.”