A house is a machine for living in.

Une maison est une machine à habiter.

Le Corbusier

Toward an Architecture

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Topic

Houses Home Architecture

Author

Le Corbusier

Source

Toward an Architecture

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

French

Time

1923 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Architect

From

Switzerland Europe

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Original Citation

Corbusier, Le. Vers une Architecture. Editions G. Crès et Cie., 1923.

Current Citation

Corbusier, Le. Toward an Architecture. Getty Research Institute, 2007.

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Time
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Time
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Topic
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Author

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Source
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Medium
Essay
Language
French
Time
1953 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. "The Sea Close By." Lyrical and Critical Essays. Vintage Books, 1970. Originally published in L'Eté [Summer]. Gallimard, 1954.

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Warren Buffet
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Letter to Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders
Medium
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Metaphor, analogy and simile
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