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Architecture is judged by eyes that see, by the head that turns, and the legs that walk. Architecture is not a synchronic phenomenon but a successive one made up of pictures adding themselves one to the other, following each other in time and space, like music.
—Le Corbusier, 1948
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Where might I get a recording of these? Many of these mean nothing to me without being able to listen to them...
Posted by M Moon on Mon 12 Apr 2010
Of course, only the Western artists have the honour of having their names included.
Posted by David Mc on Sat 1 May 2010
what?...no bebop
Posted by richard reese on Tue 11 May 2010