Prouve Architect

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An in-depth study of Jean Prouve's prefabricated houses & their influence accompanying a major exhibition at LUMA Arles" Prouve has been a major influence on me & a pioneer in linking the process of construction to the language of modern architecture" -Richard Rogers This fascinating book which accompanies a major retrospective at the LUMA Foundation in Arles focuses on twelve prefabricated houses designed by Prouve each of which has been specially rebuilt for the exhibition Originally trained as a metal worker Jean Prouve regarded himself as an engineer & constructor rather than a designer or architect Among his broad output which ranges from lighting to furniture exhibition structures to shelving his modular buildings are particularly intriguing Essays setting his work in context are accompanied by archival & contemporary images drawings & handwritten notes together with a portfolio of images of the twelve houses as installed in Arles Jean Prouve was a French metal worker self-taught architect & designer now regarded as one of the most influential designers of the early modernist movement Among his achievements he is revered for using technology previously limited to industrial manufacturing within his elegant architecture