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55. View from the balcony of an apartment in the ‘Unité d’habitation’ looking out to the surrounding area today. 56. The ‘Unité d’habitation’ in its original Marseille setting (the image Hughes used to illustrate his points). Marseille is France’s major port, and as a result, the city and its surrounding region are highly industrialised. The city has grown rapidly around the area in which the ‘Unité’ was constructed, and Boulevard Michelet, on which the building is located, is now one of the city’s main arterial roads leading into the port and centre. The site of the building may have once been considered distanced from the city centre 33 , but today, the buzzing metropolis has spread, engulfing Le Corbusier’s ‘Unité’ with in it. The ‘Unité’ in Marseille is now in fact quite centrally located. And as an indication of the building’s local status in history, it even has its very own designated bus stop, sited directly in front, and entitled “Ville Radieuse”. Le Corbusier’s lack of consideration for scale in terms of its surrounding environment, that he was accused of during its period of construction, can no longer be considered an issue. The ‘Unité’ now blends into the area, the buildings around it being either taller or similarly proportioned. 111 112 57. Parkland at the base of the ‘Unité d’habitation’ in Marseille.
58. View onto the park and children’s playground from an apartment of the ‘Unité d’habitation’ in Marseille. The building is surrounded by landscaped parkland of 3.5 hectares 34 , sitting back from the busy boulevard Michelet. The edge of the site is boarded by a series of tall trees, providing a buffer to the noise of the passing traffic. The ‘Unité’ in Marseilles still appears to have a tranquil setting despite its now busy location. A large shopping centre is now situated in the block behind the ‘Unité’ and opposite, on the other side of boulevard Michelet, local street food markets (a large part of daily French life and culture) are held on a weekly basis. 35 The proximity of this commercial activity adds to the convenience of the building’s location for its inhabitants. The local bus route also passes directly in front of the building providing frequent and efficient transport to and from the city centre. 113 114 59. The small supermarket on the commercial mid-level of the ‘Unité d’habitation’ in Marseille, 1959.
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Isabelle Toland B Sc. (Arch) Hons.
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Acknowledgements In writing this th
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Preface Observations and Visitation
Page 8 and 9: Introduction Singular / Plural The
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Page 12 and 13: and the CIAM (Congrès Internationa
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Page 16 and 17: The City Although during his format
Page 18 and 19: 4. A sketch of the centre of Paris,
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Page 26 and 27: 1 Le Corbusier, The Marseilles Bloc
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Page 30 and 31: 42 The findings of the CIAM at this
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Page 40 and 41: 31. The ‘Unité d’habitation’
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them over the past years. 32 One of
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But the ‘Unité’ of Firminy-Ver
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Appendix CHA - Unité Berlin-Charlo
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Bibliography Affron, Matthew + Antl
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