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...of order, especially as they applied to the layout of cities. To him order was equated with such determinants as geometry, unity and harmony. In recent years chaos theory and complexity theory have challenged such Euclidean notions of order, and proposed instead a celebration of a hidden order. In the following paper we present an examination of the vision and place of order in Le Corbusier's architecture and urban design. The paper then discusses new reinterpretations of order in the work of current architecture as it relates to finding that hidden order through the use of various theories.

Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier is probably the most famous and certainly the most controversial architect of the twentieth century. His impact on the urban fabric around us and on the way we live has been gigantic because of the richness and variety of his work and his passionately expressed philosophy of architecture (Le Corbusier: Kenneth Frampton, 2002). We find that when we look through his long life we find that there are certain recurrent themes his...

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