E1027, Eileen Gray's House, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin 1926-1929 - TIM BENTON

ICONIC MASTERPIECES AND HIDDEN GEMS AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN
3rd International Iconic Houses Conference - La Pedrera Barcelona 25 November 2014
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[@rebeccathomas1766]

"all this nonsense about le corbusier possessing the house" ?!? Everything I have ever read about E-1027 has indicated that Le Corbusier entered the house when Eileen was not present, that he painted the murals without her consent and that this was most definitely against her will. I, as well as many others, consider this an act of violence and the way that the murals and Le Corbusier's activities are presented within this lecture are incredibly dismissive and problematic!!!

[@blaesse]

merci

[@leiaparascandalo483]

I think its quite sad and problematic that E1027 is only spoken about in context to Le Corbusier and his acts of vandalism to the house. Gray's nuance and sensitivity to design was definitely overshadowed by Le Corbusier, again dismissing the importance of women in modern architecture. And I think thats exactly what Corbusier would have wanted. Perhaps he was a little intimidated by Gray's power...