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LE CORBUSIER, 1922, ARTIST'S HOUSEFramework of reinforced concrete with cavity walls, each thickness being about 11/2". State your problem clearly to yourself: determine the type of house according to the needs required: resolve the problem as those of railway carriages, tools, etc. are resolved.
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LE CORBUSIER, 1919. HOUSES OF COARSE CONCRETEThe ground consisted of layers of gravel. A quarry was opened on the site; and the gravel was run with lime into a raft 12 inches in thickness; the floors were in reinforced concrete. An æthetic of its own results from the method employed, and to use the resources of the modern industrial "yard" to advantage demands the exclusive employment of straight lines, square-set; this is the grand acquisition of modern architecture, and it is a great gain. We must clear our minds of romantic cobwebs.
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