Article: Concrete poetry.(Book Review)

LE CORBUSIER ARCHITECT OF BOOKS 1912-1965

By Catherine de Smet. Wettingen: Lars Muller. 2005. [euro]35

CORBUSIER'S CONCRETE--CHALLENGES OF CONSERVING MODERN HERITAGE

Edited by Kiran Joshi. Chandigarh: Chandigarh Perspectives. 2005. US$40 (includes postage)

While the cover of this attractive book appears to have been made by cutting Le Corbusier's original jacket designs into ribbons, Catherine de Smet chips away at the great man's publishing edifice more carefully. Never one to hide his light under a bushel, Le Corbusier claimed to have written and designed over 40 books; a staggering amount for someone running a practice, painting ...

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