A visit to La Villa Savoye is a pilgrimage, it took me three hours of train from and to Paris, and as I spent four hours there, visiting the villa took an entire day. When I exited the train...
A highlight of my recent trip to the Villa Savoye was the relation between inside and outside, the mediation of architectural elements with nature. The Villa is so much more than an architectural journey and the thoughtful use of...
The mastery of Le Corbusier use of natural light in in its ‘promenade architecturale’ was on full display during a recent trip to the Villa Savoye in Poissy, France. While the house is very much stripped of any decorum,...
Too often, architecture is boring and generic, when it is not plainly ugly. But at times, architecture strikes us and provides an intense joy, transforming our perceptions. What characteristics trigger such feelings ? What makes a building great ?...