Project and representation. Palace of the Soviets and the Œuvre Complète 1929-1934

Like for many other architects, the depiction of projects was key for Le Corbusier. Far from being considered a mere strategy of ostentation, for the master it held the possibility of “building” some of the more elusive ideas for his projects. Especially for all the unfinished ones, such as the Palace of the Soviets in Moscow (1931), edited and published by the architect up until his very last breath. And although there were to be many pages written on this particular project, none of them even came close to the significance of the OEuvre complète, where the palais occupies a total of fifteen pages –written and laid out completely by Le Corbusier–with which we will try to access some of the more intimate and unknown secrets of this important architectural project.