Abstract
In the light of contemporary architecture, last century’s emblematic ‘artist-architect’ may appear at once disquietingly prophetic and almost surrealistically antiquarian. This essay explores the hypothesis that Le Corbusier’s ultimate passion was the museum, and his ultimate dream that of being assigned a key place in the history of art. Though this may sound simple enough - perhaps trivial - it may help re-organizing a very well-known (but also partly unknown) body of knowledge on the master and to understand better the paradox of the continuing presence in current architectural discussions.

Keywords
Modern Movement, Modern architecture, Art and architecture, Modern art, Le Corbusier, Archi-sculpture, Synthesis of the arts.

Issue 42
Year 2010
Pages 90-99
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.52200/42.A.9QDJIPBO