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ARCH 572: ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE IIEconomics

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AGENDA FOR TODAY

ARCHITECTURE AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

THE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

LE CORBUSIER AND ECONOMICS

COUNTERCULTURE AND ECONOMICS

QUESTIONS

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ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

TRADITIONAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM: A system shaped by customs & traditions that follow long-established patterns.

COMMAND / PLANNED ECONOMIC SYSTEM: A system in which a centralized power, like the government, controls the economy.

MARKET ECONOMIC SYSTEM:A system in which economic decisions are made by individuals or companies.

MIXED ECONOMIC SYSTEM:A system that combines elements of the market and command / planned economies.

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LE CORBUSIER & ECONOMICS

“ Architecture or Revolution. Revolution can be avoided.”- Le Corbusier

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LE CORBUSIER & ECONOMICS

Timeline of French Governments

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Vichy Regime _ France _ 1940-1944

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Maison Dom-ino _ Le Corbusier _ 1914-1915

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Pavillion L’Espirit Nouveau_ Le Corbusier _ 1925

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Pavillion L’Espirit Nouveau_ Le Corbusier _ 1925

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Pavillion L’Espirit Nouveau_ Le Corbusier _ 1925

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Soviet Pavilion _ Konstantin Melnikov _ 1925

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City in Space _ Frederick Kiesler _ 1925

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Painting _ Le Corbusier

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Infinite Museum _ Le Corbusier _ 1929

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Contemporary City for Three Million Inhabitants _ Le Corbusier _ 1929

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Contemporary City for Three Million Inhabitants _ Le Corbusier _ 1929

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Radiant City_ Le Corbusier _ 1930-1935

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Radiant City_ Le Corbusier _ 1930-1935

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LE CORBUSIER & ECONOMICS

Contemporary City for Three Million Inhabitants & Radiant City_ Le Corbusier

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Modular Man _ Le Corbusier _ 1940’s

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Unité d’Habitation _ Le Corbusier _ 1947-1952 _ Marseille, France

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Unité d’Habitation _ Le Corbusier _ 1947-1952 _ Marseille, France

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LE CORBUSIER & ECONOMICS

Unité d’Habitation _ Le Corbusier _ 1947-1952 _ Marseille, France

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COUNTERCULTURE & ECONOMICS

New Babylon Project _ Constant Nieuwenhuys _ 1947-1952

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COUNTERCULTURE & ECONOMICS

Naked City _ Guy Debord _ 1950’s

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City of Hemispheres _ Superstudio _ 1971

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No-Stop City _ Archizoom _ 1969

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COUNTERCULTURE & ECONOMICS

Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The Strip _ Rem Koolhaas, Madelon Vriesendorp, Elia Zenghelis, Zoe Zenghelis _ 1972

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READING

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