There is no shortage of books about Le Corbusier; or Mies van der Rohe; or De Stijl. However; this book considers them in relation to each other; observing how a study of one can illuminate the works of the others. Going beyond a superficial look at the end-products of these architects; this book examines the philosophical foundations of their work; taking as its central theme the aim of universality; as opposed to the individual and the particular.Each of these three aimed at universality; but for each this concept took on a different form. The universality of De Stijl and artists like Van Doesburg and Mondrian resembled that of the universe itself: it was boundless; going beyond the limits of the canvas and seeking to abolish the wall as the boundary between interior and exterior space. In contrast; each of Le Corbusierrsquo;s creations was a self-contained universe within a clear frame; while Mies fluctuated between these two perspectives.
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