Favorite Building: Konrad Wachsmann and Le Corbusier

2015-01-29T14:41:00-05:00

From Esther McCoy's 1981 memorial to Konrad Wachsmann:

"Finally all internees who wanted to, were permitted to join the French army. Konrad did. They heard then about the Dunkirk disaster. When Konrad’s regiment crossed the Loire River, the Germans were already in Marseilles. They had destroyed the Pont Transbordeur, which bridged the inner harbor entrance to Marseilles.

Ten years later Konrad sat one day in a restaurant in New York with Le Corbusier. Konrad said, "He asked me what I thought was the most beautiful structure in this century."
"I hope, " Konrad said, "you are not expecting me to say the Villa Savoye.”
“No, no, " Corb replied.

Konrad then proposed that each write the name of the structure and compare them. They had both written Pont Transbordeur..."

Cover photo and quote via Susan Morgan

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Favorite Building: Konrad Wachsmann and Le Corbusier