Wie viel Haus?: Thoreau, Le Corbusier und die Sustainable Cabin

Urs Peter Flückiger

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Wie viel Haus?

Thoreau, Le Corbusier und die Sustainable Cabin

Urs Peter Flückiger

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Wieviel Haus braucht der Mensch?

The space we live in, reduced to a minimum, has been fascinating us for generations – the writer Thoreau lived in a self-built hut in the forest from 1845 –1847. In 1952, Le Corbusier built a hut at the Côte d'Azur for himself and his wife. Inspired by this, Urs Peter Flückiger, together with his students, built an ecologically and economically sustainable cabin in the Texan prairie. All three projects share the idea of minimal space and its relationship with the surrounding nature. In text, drawings, and photographs, this book analyses the three projects and shows parallels and similarities. Inspired by Tolstoy’s story How Much Land Does A Man Need?, the author asks: "How much house does a man need?", thereby providing a pointed contribution to the current discussion on the requirement for housing.

The current trend in minimalist living accommodation
Bibliophilic production
Unpublished photographs and drawings on Le Corbusier and Thoreau

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Urs Peter Flückiger, architect, Professor at the Texas Tech University

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(Deutsch)

Language: German
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: People interested in housing, ecological housing. Architects, architecture students.
Pages
- Main content: 112
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 40
- Coloured Illustrations: 15
- Images: 20
- Coloured Images: 15
- Line drawings: 20

Hardcover

Published: October 24, 2016
ISBN: 9783035610260