L'Architecture Vivante was a French language quarterly magazine for avant-garde architecture published in France from 1923 to 1932.
| Editor-in-chief | Jean Badovici |
|---|---|
| Categories | Architecture magazine |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| First issue | 1923 |
| Final issue | 1934 |
| Company | Albert Morancé |
| Country | France |
| Based in | Paris |
| Language | French |
History and profile edit
L’Architecture Vivante was published quarterly[1] between 1923[2] and 1932. Jean Badovici, a Romanian architecture and critic, edited the magazine for two years from 1923 to 1925.[3] He was an influential critic and mentor in France of international modern architecture, and he convinced the publisher, Albert Morancé, of the need for such a magazine.
L’Architecture Vivante devoted to modern architecture and design.[3] The quarterly immediately became an influential advocate of the International style (Bauhaus, Constructivism, De Stijl).[1]
Badovici's friend Le Corbusier, for instance, became one of the architects whose ideals were frequently discussed in the magazine. Badovici cultivated relations with other European avant-garde magazines such as Wendingen (Netherlands) and Cahiers d'Art (France), founded in 1926 by his friend Christian Zervos.
Each issue of L’Architecture Vivante routinely presented a number of architects and their works, but a few issues were devoted to a single designer (Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and, in 1929, Eileen Gray and her home E-1027).[4][5]
Reeditions L’Architecture Vivante edit
The issue concerning Eileen Gray / E.1027:
- Eileen Gray, Jean Badovici: E. 1027: Maison en bord de mer. In L’Architecture Vivante. Reedition Éd. Imbernon, Marseille 2006, ISBN 2-9516396-5-1.
The complete edition:
- L'Architecture vivante, Da Capo Press, New York, c 1975
L’Architecture Vivante in libraries edit
In the United States (excerpts):
- New York Public Library (each of the issues from 1923 - 1933 seems to be available)
- Library of Congress (some issues available and complete reprint edition (New York, 1975) available)
- Chicago Public Library (complete reprint edition (New York, 1975) available)
- San Francisco Public Library (complete reprint edition (New York, 1975) available)
In Europe (excerpts):
- British Architectural Library, London (complete original and facsimile reprint editions available)
- Courtauld Institute, London (complete reprint edition (New York, 1975) available)
- Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München (roundabout 9 issues)
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (some issues)
- Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, München (complete edition available)
References edit
- ^ a b Jonathan M Reynolds (19 June 2001). Maekawa Kunio and the Emergence of Japanese Modernist Architecture. University of California Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-520-92141-2. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "The Cultural and Historical Timeline of E. 1027". E. 1027. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ a b James Stevens Curl (2000). "Badovici, Jean". A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ Ireland.Archiseek.com: Architects of Ireland – Eileen Gray (1879–1976) Archived 3 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Eileen-Gray.de: E-1027