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Book Description: Le Corbusier, the brilliant architect of the 20th century, always carried along a sketchbook, a kind of diary in which, observing the 'grand tour' tradition and the 'fads' of famous 19th-century travellers, he amassed observations, calculations, drawings of works and designs, and carefully jotted down his meetings, experiences and reflections. The notebooks forming the 'Voyages d'Orient' published in partnership with the Fondation Le Corbusier were archived under this name by the architect himself and only rediscovered in 1994. They follow the architect's 1911 travels to the Balkans, Istanbul, Prague, Bucharest, Greece, all the way to Italy, Brindisi, Naples and Rome, until they mysteriously break off in Florence. 'Orient' here is the broad term that refers to the first classicism, and for Le Corbusier, approaching antiquity meant coming into contact with the clearly defined forms of Greek temples, of Islamic Istanbul, of the Roman city, seeking the point where modernism and classicism meet. The edition features a detailed transcription of the master's autograph texts. The introductory notes, by Giuliano Gresleri, offer a significant opportunity to become acquainted with one of the greatest architects of the Modern Movement.

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