Purism, a movement in French painting and architecture founded by Amedée Ozenfant and Le Corbusier between 1918 and 1925, advocated for clarity and objectivity in art, aligning with the machine age. It emphasized efficient design, simplicity, and the elimination of ornamentation, with Le Corbusier emphasizing the fusion of aesthetics and social well-being in his architectural theories. Notable works illustrating Purist principles include Bedřich Feuerstein's crematorium and Josef Chochol's project for a liberated theatre.

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PURIST ARCHITECTURE 1918-1925
Purism. A movement in French painting advocating an
art of clarity and objectivity in tune with the machine
age.
Purism founders were Amedée Ozenfant and Le
Corbusier, who met in Paris in 1918, and it flourished
from then until 1925.

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PURIST ARCHITECTURE
Both protagonists seemed to realize that it represented something of a dead end
pictorially and moved on to much looser styles. Its main sequel is to be found in the
architectural theories and achievements of Le Corbusier
As George Heard Hamilton writes, ‘Purism did encourage a serious look
at the products and the methods of producing objects in
modern times … Whenever we admire the simple contour or
refined shape of an article of daily use, we share in the Purist
aesthetic

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Purism & Le Corbusier
In collaboration with the artist Amédée Ozenfant, he developed a new theory
called Purism where architecture would be as efficient as a factory assembly
line. The code of purist rules would be to refine and simplify design, dispensing
with ornamentation. Many of his ideas were documented in his book "Towards
a New Architecture", his radical ideas at the time, still continues to be one of
the best-selling architecture books of all time.
He called his private homes “machines to be lived in” and their importance was
based on a balance of aesthetics, the mental and social well being of humans,
light, air and harmony.
Designed furniture that was lines are clean, straight and precise.
The golden ratio was the ideal shape, and that is
reflected in their work

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Purism Examples
Bedřich Feuerstein: Crematorium in
Nymburk (1922-24)
This is one of the best
examples of purist
architecture. It shows its
interest in solid form and
large simple compositional
elements. It aimed at
synthesis of pyramidal and
circular geometry of
cubism with the neo-
classical sense for solid
form

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Purism Examples
Josef Chochol: Project for Liberated Theatre in Brno (1926-27)
System of the
suspended
façade

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