Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to consider the Kansei (sensibility) of ‘window’ through the journey of Le Corbusier (1887-1965) in 1911 and his architectural works from the viewpoint of Kansei-philosophy. At first, the author analyzed Le Corbusier's descriptions concerning Le Corbusier's journey (Voyage d'Orient carnets (1911) and Le Voyage d'Orient (1965)), and his work (Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret OEuvres complètes, vols.8 (1910-1969)). Using the KJ method, the author extracted from his journey, 5 themes concerning ‘window’ (‘material’, ‘color’, ‘form’, ‘light’ and ‘view’), and it was found that Le Corbusier modernized these 6 themes (the said themes and ‘ventilation’) in the stage of his architectural activity. Through the comparison of these themes, the author discussed the importance of natural landscape through the window as the reflection of Le Corbusier's architectural Kansei (sensibility).
