Le Corbusier and the Daughter of Light: Color and Architecture of the 1920s

Author

Gayla Jett Shannon

Graduation Semester and Year

2009

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Architecture

Department

Architecture

First Advisor

Baum Edward M

Abstract

Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier, used color in his architecture to modulate form and volume. This research evaluates the possible rationales for the application of color in his architecture of the Purist phase, the 1920s, and compares it to the Munsell system of color notation in two case studies; Maison La Roche and Villa Savoye.

Disciplines

Architecture

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

Comments

Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington

Recommended Citation

Shannon, Gayla Jett, "Le Corbusier and the Daughter of Light: Color and Architecture of the 1920s" (2009). School of Architecture Theses. 7.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/architecture_theses/7