Bruno Reichlin – författare

Bruno Reichlin ranks among the most eminent architectural theorists of our time. His writing and work as an architect are characterized by a recognition of architecture as its own language, a discipline in dialogue with a broad field of references, from literature, visual arts and film to technology.. This French-language volume brings together ten essays by Bruno Reichlin that address fundamental themes of 20th-century architecture: function, tectonics, and space. They are defined, decoded and examined through works by major figures of modern architecture—including Alberto Sartoris, Robert Mallet-Stevens, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Frederick Kiesler, Max Bill, the Italian architects group BBPR, and Carlo Mollino—as well as through topics such as the monument in modern architecture and building in the mountains. In contextualizing the examined buildings historically—on cultural, social, or technical levels—Reichlin always focuses his analysis on the work itself.Text in French.

Bruno Reichlin ranks among the world's most distinguished architectural theorists. His occupation with protagonists of 20th-century architecture - such as Eileen Gray, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson and, above all, Le Corbusier - and their work is guided by a method that looks at the characteristics of a building as well as at its theoretical foundations. Reichlin's writings and his own built work as a practicing architect is marked by a deep understanding for how buildings materialise signs and symbols and by a referential framework that includes also literature, film and visual art.This book collects Reichlin's 13 essays on Le Corbusier, written over the period of four decades. Taking as examples the villas La Roche, Mandrot, and Savoye; Harvard University's Carpenter Center for Visual Arts; the Petite Maison on Lake Geneva; and the project for a hospital in Venice, he explores aspects of Le Corbusier's creativity to reveal underlying principles and their manifestation in the realised buildings. Rich archival materials as well as analytical plans and diagrams round out the volume.Text in French.