WSA Staff Seminar Series - Stephen Mortimer Seminar
- Time:
- 16:00 - 18:00
- Date:
- 28 January 2015
- Venue:
- Harvard Suite (Room number: 3032), Winchester School of Art
For more information regarding this seminar, please email Professor John Armitage at J.Armitage@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
Le Corbusier: The Most Influential Architect of the 20th Century? Hero or Villain?
Le Corbusier was the advocate and designer of post-war high rise tower blocks, resulting in 13 million flats in Europe, sometimes described as the nightmare of social housing.
Although many tower blocks have been demolished, as the world's urban population increases, the return to high rise living is being advocated. In terms of 'Design Management' the backlash against Le Corbusier saw the concept of community involvement and end user involvement in design.
This seminar will briefly describe the legacy of Le Corbusier, societal pressures and what lessons have designers learnt.
Speaker information
Stephen Mortimer,Deputy Head of School. Stephen Mortimer is a chartered building surveyor and involved in social housing both as a professional and local politics in commissioning designers. His 40 year experience started in 1972 as the first of the 'new' tower blocks were being demolished, up to present day refurbishment schemes.