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LE CORBUSIER SPECIAL Flora Samuel reviews three new books on Le Corbusier Le Corbusier and Britain: An Anthology. Edited by Irena Murray and Julian Osley. Routledge, 2008, 360pp, £34.99

Le Corbusier: The Art of Architecture. Edited by Alexander von Vegesack and Mateo Kries. Vitra Design Museum, 2007, 398pp, £62

Le Corbusier Le Grand. By Phaidon editors, introductory essay by Jean-Louis Cohen. Phaidon, 2008,624pp. £100

Although a great deal has been published on Le Corbusier, it is difficult to make sense of his work. Many books are surveys that cover the same ground - an almost inevitable pitfall of Le Corbusier writing, as so much scenesetting has to be done. What I look for in a book ...

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