LE CORBUSIER Y EL PURISMO

Le Corbusier and the Emergence of Tourism

The Origins of the Tourism Movement

• The tourism movement emerged post-Cubism, initiated by the publication of "Beyond Cubism" in 1918 by French painter Amédée Ozenfant and Swiss architect Le Corbusier.

• Both Ozenfant and Le Corbusier disagreed with how Cubism had evolved, aiming to rationalize material use and resources consciously.

Aesthetic Principles in Design

• They emphasized the importance of purity, beauty, and authenticity in geometric forms applied to industrial machine designs.

• Their goal was to reflect harmony and happiness through these designs, attempting to express new dimensions beyond the traditional three-dimensional space.

Color Theory in Architecture

• In 1921, Le Corbusier collaborated with Amédée Ozenfant on establishing constant rules for color perception and association.

• They proposed a hierarchical classification of colors into three scales: major, secondary, and transitional.

Major Color Scale

• The major scale includes strong colors like yellows, ochres, reds, whites, blacks; these convey strength, stability, and balance.

• These constructive colors were predominantly used across various periods in architecture.

Secondary and Transitional Colors

• Secondary colors (e.g., lemon yellow, orange) are bright but used sparingly to avoid disrupting volume expressions.

• Transitional colors (e.g., emerald green), which are less expressive in architecture or construction contexts, are utilized even less frequently.