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  • The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow
  • By: Anthony Flint
  • Narrated by: Mel Foster
  • Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Publisher's Summary

From the award-winning author of Wrestling with Moses comes a fascinating, accessible biography of the most important architect of the 20th century. Modern Man is a riveting biography of Le Corbusier - a man who invented new ways of building and thinking. Modern Man is a penetrating psychological portrait of a true genius and constant self-inventor, as well as a sweeping tale filled with exotic locales, sex, and celebrity (he was a lover of Josephine Baker), and high-stakes projects. In Flint's telling, Corbusier isn't just the grandfather of modern architecture but a man who sought to remake the world according to his vision, dispelling the Victorian style and replacing it with something never seen before. His legacy remains controversial today, as the world grapples with how to house its skyrocketing urban population and the cult of the "starchitect" continues to grow.

Modern Man is for listeners fascinated by the complex personal lives and outsized visions of both groundbreaking artists and dazzling, charismatic innovators like Steve Jobs.

©2014 Anthony Flint (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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As a lover of design, architecture and history, I could not put this story down and will listen to it many times over.
The narration in English and French was exceptional and engaging.
To learn more about Le Corbusier, his designs, their faults and successes, his ideas on urban planning and his personal life was everything I wanted in this book.
Perfectly written and narrated, I loved it from start to the very finish. Almost loved the last chapter most!

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