Read the following pages in Towards A New Architecture: (129-148) and resp’ond to one (1) of the following prompts (A, B) in 100 – 150 words. (pg,1 starts in PDF. 24)
WRI’TING PROMPTS:
A. Discuss Corbusier’s definition of a standard. How does his observation of the standard compare between automobiles and architecture?
B. In this passage, Corbusier is comparing the concept of the contemporary automobile with the historical Parthenon. What conclusion is he drawing and how does it apply to architecture?
PDF link: https://monoskop.org/images/b/bf/Corbusier_Le_Towards_a_New_Architecture_no_OCR.pdf
